Action Star Mocked for Posing Shirtless at 64

Max Mumby/Indigo / Getty Images Tom Cruise bared his chest in a photoshoot, but not everyone was impressed.

The 64-year-old actor was the star of GQ ’s October issue, marking his first cover for the men’s magazine in 20 years.

In the black-and-white photo snapped by photographer Mario Sorrenti, Cruise poses with his shirt unbuttoned, giving a sultry look into the camera, with one hand behind his head and the other looped into the belt of his vintage jeans.

While many were impressed by the Top Gun actor’s physique, others found the image unpleasing.

“Whoever picked this as a cover needs to be fired immediately,” one person commented on GQ’s Instagram .

When the Pop Base account posted the cover on X , opinions quickly rolled in, with many saying the actor was “trying too hard.” “He needs to stop embarrassing himself like this.

Times have changed.

And that’s ok,” one person wrote.

Another added, “Put some clothes on Tom, we don’t wanna see this.” “How do I unsee this?” a third person quipped.

Another chimed in, “I like that we all collectively are not into this.” One particularly brutal commenter slammed the image, writing, “same sex appeal as the water in yogurts.” “TOP GONE,” another said.

Many also criticized Cruise for his involvement in Scientology .

He joined the religion in 1984 and is one of the church’s most recognizable members.

“Not Mr.

Scientology trying to be sexy,” one person wrote .