Tom Cruise has opened up about his conversation with Taylor Swift during the Kansas City Chiefs game attended by Travis Kelce on Monday.
The 64-year-old Hollywood star sat beside the 36-year-old pop sensation in her VIP suite at Arrowhead Stadium, where the Chiefs began their NFL season in Kansas City.
Cruise later explained what he and Swift discussed as they watched Kelce, 36, and the Chiefs secure a 31-10 home victory over the Denver Broncos.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, the actor reflected on the game and offered a glimpse into his friendship with Swift.
Fallon asked Cruise what two global superstars might discuss when “the biggest movie star in the world” is seated next to “the biggest artist in the world.”
The Top Gun actor replied that Swift, whom he described as “a genius” and “brilliant,” actually taught him about football. The pair also exchanged thoughts about their respective careers in film and music.
Tom Cruise has revealed what he and Taylor Swift discussed while attending the Kansas City Chiefs game on Monday.
The actor discussed the game and his friendship with Swift during Thursday’s appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; the pair are pictured together in April.
“She was schooling me on football,” Cruise said during the late-night interview.
When Fallon expressed surprise, asking if he was serious, Cruise confirmed with an emphatic, “For real.”
Cruise went on to praise Swift, while also speaking warmly about her friends, in-laws and everyone else gathered inside the suite.
“She was bringing the football,” he said, looking back on the game from the previous evening.
“First of all, she’s a genius. I’ve been following her since she was a kid,” he added.
Describing Swift and Kelce as “a beautiful couple” who are “magical in their own right,” Cruise also praised the entire group in the suite.
Cruise said it had been years since he last attended a football game, explaining that his previous experience came before COVID while he was working. He called the return to the stadium a lot of fun and insisted that Swift “knows her stuff.”
Cruise and Fallon also noted during the interview that Swift had not known much about football before she began dating Kelce.
The 64-year-old film star sat next to 36-year-old pop icon Taylor Swift in her VIP suite at Arrowhead Stadium during the Chiefs’ first game of the NFL season.
Cruise explained what he and Swift talked about as they cheered for Kelce during Kansas City’s 31-10 win over Denver.
The Top Gun star said the “genius” and “brilliant” Swift taught him about football, while the two also discussed their work in the entertainment industry.
Cruise continued praising Swift and spoke fondly of her friends, in-laws and the other guests sharing the suite.
‘Everybody there, all their friends, they’re a beautiful couple and magical in their own right,’ he said about Swift and Kelce. ‘Everybody there in that booth’
On the late night talk show, Cruise and Fallon also mentioned how Swift did not know much about football prior to meeting Kelce; pictured in January 2025
Cruise recalled the instance of Swift telling him the story.
‘She said, “You know, he’s so patient.” I said, “I’m sure he was.” I think everybody would be very patient [with her].’
‘[Now] she knows [about football] … she’s just bringing it,’ Cruise added before telling Fallon that their conversation at the game also included a discussion about music and movies.
‘She’s funny. She’s got such a great sense of humor. A brilliant writer also, by the way. Brilliant musician and director. Very skilled.’
Cruise was also one of the many A-list stars in attendance at Swift and Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 3.
