{"id":43759,"date":"2026-08-14T06:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43759"},"modified":"2026-08-14T06:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:41:14","slug":"rosie-odonnell-explains-love-for-tom-cruise-isnt-sexual-still-lesbian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43759","title":{"rendered":"Rosie O\u2019Donnell Explains Love for Tom Cruise Isn\u2019t Sexual, Still Lesbian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">After all, she clarified, \u201cI could never leave the throngs of gay people out in the world, of which I am a member, and proud to be a member.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">After <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Rosie O\u2019Donnell Show<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> premiered in 1996, Cruise played into O\u2019Donnell\u2019s love for him, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A45Xz0fdC8Y\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">appearing on an episode<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> in December of that year where he gave her flowers and multiple kisses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Since then, the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">A League of Their Own<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> actress has kept in touch with Cruise, who she says has always treated her kindly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cEvery year, I think, &#8216;What a classy guy he is that he has never forgotten my birthday,&#8217;\u201d she said during a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-bfN2nze8HU&amp;t=17s\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">SiriusXM<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> radio appearance in 2021. \u201cA lot of people say to me, &#8216;It&#8217;s just his secretary.&#8217; But I don&#8217;t believe that. 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