Tom Cruise Linked To Ana De Armas After Ben Affleck Romance Sent Her Running

From action-packed movie roles to high-profile relationships, Ana de Armas is nary alien to nan spotlight. 

However, nan 37-year-old Cuban character - who has precocious been photographed retired and astir pinch Tom Cruise - has nary liking successful surviving a life successful nan nationalist eye.

During an question and reply with Elle in 2022, nan "Blonde" star, who had a little narration pinch Ben Affleck successful 2020, said nan changeless liking successful her emotion life while making love nan "Gone Girl" character was "horrible."

"Which is good," she added. "That’s 1 of nan reasons why I near L.A."

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Ana de Armas, who is rumored to beryllium romantically progressive pinch Tom Cruise, had a little narration pinch Ben Affleck successful 2020.   (Getty Images)

De Armas, who grew up successful Cuba earlier relocating to Spain astatine 18, moved to Los Angeles erstwhile she was 26 years old, successful hopes of making a sanction for herself arsenic an character and director. 

But she sewage much than she bargained for.

In 2020, De Armas sparked a narration pinch her "Deep Water"co-star, Affleck. The character collapsed disconnected their astir one-year narration because she didn't want to beryllium Los Angeles-based, reports said astatine nan clip of nan split. The character and Affleck divided successful January 2021, and insiders claimed nan breakup was "amicable."

ANA DE ARMAS SAYS 'HORRIBLE' ATTENTION ON BEN AFFLECK RELATIONSHIP LED HER TO LEAVE LOS ANGELES

Affleck and de Armas, seen present successful 2020, met connected nan group of "Deep Water." (BG004/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

"There is heavy emotion and respect there," a root told People magazine astatine nan time. "Ben continues to want to activity connected himself. He has 3 jobs lined up, and he’s a coagulated begetter astatine home. They are some happy pinch wherever they are successful their lives."

Another insider adjacent to nan former couple added that "she collapsed it off."

"Their narration was complicated," nan insider added. "Ana doesn't want to beryllium Los Angeles-based and Ben evidently has to, since his kids unrecorded successful Los Angeles." 

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The brace called it quits successful 2021.  (Getty Images)

One twelvemonth later, de Armas confirmed that building a life successful Los Angeles was conscionable not successful nan cards for her.

"Going done it [myself] confirmed my thoughts about, 'This is not nan spot for maine to be,’" she told Elle. "It became a small spot excessively much. There’s nary escape. There’s nary measurement out. It’s ever nan emotion of thing that you don’t have, thing missing. It’s a metropolis that keeps you anxious."

In an effort to flight nationalist scrutiny, nan "No Time to Die" prima said she intentionally stays distant from nan internet. 

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"I deleted Twitter years ago," she told Elle astatine nan time. "I person hardly been connected Instagram for almost a year."

Ana de Armas said her highly publicized narration pinch Affleck was 1 of nan reasons she near Los Angeles.  (Photo by Aitor Rosas Sune/WWD via Getty Images)

Most recently, however, de Armas and Cruise, who are reportedly collaborating connected a project, person been spotted together successful London connected respective occasions complete nan past fewer months, fueling rumors of a imaginable romance.

Speculation began to swirl erstwhile nan brace were photographed together for nan first clip connected nan nighttime earlier Valentine's Day.

Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas had romance rumors swirling erstwhile they were spotted successful March arriving astatine nan London Heliport by helicopter.  (Backgrid)

On Feb. 13, nan 2 were pictured stepping done London's Soho vicinity arsenic de Armas carried what appeared to beryllium takeout bags of nutrient from a restaurant. The 2 stopped for photos pinch fans earlier leaving successful a taxi together.

A root later told People magazine that Cruise and nan "Ghosted" character had dined retired pinch their agents, saying they were "discussing imaginable collaborations down nan line." The insider claimed that Cruise and de Armas "appeared to have no romanticist connection" and were "just friends."

However, nan duo further fueled making love speculation erstwhile they were again photographed together connected March 14 arsenic they arrived astatine nan London Heliport by chopper astatine night.

Cruise and de Armas person been photographed together during aggregate outings passim nan past fewer months.  (Getty Images)

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While speaking with People, a root said that Cruise and de Armas echoed nan statements made astir them, and insisted they are collaborating connected an upcoming project, but are not romantically involved. 

According to nan insider, head Liman besides accompanied nan 2 connected nan trip, but further specifications astir nan task were not disclosed.

The 62-year-old character and de Armas were astir precocious seen chatting arsenic they walked down a way successful a London parkland connected nan "Knives Out" star's 37th day past week. 

In a photo and video captured by a bystander and shared connected X, Cruise was seen wearing a achromatic polo t-shirt pinch acheronian bluish jeans while de Armas sported a light-colored t-shirt pinch jeans, achromatic sneakers and a brownish crossbody bag.

The 37-year-old Cuban character antecedently told Elle she stays distant from societal media arsenic a measurement to flight nationalist scrutiny. (Getty Images)

Cruise walked adjacent to de Armas pinch his hands down his backmost and was holding what appeared to beryllium an oliva greenish canine leash pinch a pouch. The brace were accompanied by different female arsenic good arsenic information guards during their outing. 

Celebrity matchmaker Alessandra Conti antecedently told Fox News Digital that she doubts nan narration betwixt Cruise and de Armas is really platonic, noting nan 2 are some guarded astir their backstage lives. 

"Since his devastating and nationalist divided pinch Katie [Holmes], he has kept a debased floor plan erstwhile it comes to his individual life. However, his caller narration with Ana de Armas could beryllium his large comeback into being successful a personage powerfulness couple," Conti said. 

"As a matchmaker successful Beverly Hills for astir 13 years, it is clear that Tom was gravely affected by nan nationalist quality of his narration pinch Katie and was gun-shy and incredibly backstage pinch immoderate different imaginable romances since nan divided backmost successful 2012."

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A root told People that Cruise and de Armas are "just friends," contempt ongoing speculation.  (Getty Images)

"The truth that he was seen publically pinch Ana is simply a immense deal," Conti added. "My personage clients cognize precisely really to support their emotion lives nether wraps if that is their desire. So, this is simply a clear parameter that he is emotion unafraid astir nan imaginable of this romance, though sources are saying that it is simply because they are successful a movie together.

"Even if they are simply moving together, arsenic a personage matchmaker, I judge this mates is incredibly compatible for a number of reasons and do deliberation that this could beryllium a lasting Hollywood lucifer if they springiness it a chance to blossom."

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Fox News Digital's Janelle Ash and Ashley Hume contributed to this report.