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Dakota Fanning Reveals the Birthday Gift Tom Cruise Gives Her Every Year Since 2005’s ‘War of the Worlds’: ‘He Sends Me Shoes’

Dakota Fanning gets a birthday gift from Tom Cruise every year since the two worked together on 2025's "War of the Worlds."

Fanning revealed the specifics of Cruise’s gifting habits during a new interview on Kelly Clarkson’s daytime talk show (via Entertainment Weekly). Cruise and Fanning played father and daughter in “War of the Worlds,” which was directed by Steven Spielberg. The blockbuster continued Fanning’s hot streak as a child star following hits such as “I Am Sam,” “Uptown Girls” and “Man on Fire.”

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