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Dakota Fanning Details 'Thoughtful' Birthday Tradition With Tom Cruise (Exclusive)


'The Watchers' star Dakota Fanning opened up to ET about staying in touch with 'War of the Worlds' co-star Tom Cruise once a year.

Fanning walked the carpet at the world premiere of her new horror thriller The Watchers, held at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City on Sunday, and she spoke with ET about how she still gets a birthday present from Cruise to this day. In 2005's War of the Worlds, Cruise, 61, played Ray Ferrier, a divorced father of two who tries to keep his kids safe from a violent alien invasion. Dakota Fanning at the world premiere of "The Watchers" held at AMC Lincoln Square 13 in New York City on June 2, 2024.

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