Hollywood legend Tom Cruise jumps from the ROOF the stadium in death-defying stunt during extravagant handover ceremony that transformed the Hollywood sign into Olympic rings before performances from Billie Eilish Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg

Hollywood legend Tom Cruise jumped from the roof of the Stade de France tonight in a death-defying stunt during an extravagant handover ceremony in Paris. 

The 62-year-old was strapped into a harness, as he flung himself off a ledge in front of thousands of fans and Olympians for the grand finale of the summer Olympic closing ceremony.

He took up his position as Paris 2024 organiser Tony Estanguet thanked everyone for 'playing their part' in the Games and US R 'n' B star H.E.R. sang and played the Stars And Stripes, American national anthem on her guitar.

Once safely back on the ground, Cruise was handed the five-ringed Olympic flag by gymnast Simone Biles and the Mayor of LA which he loaded onto the back of a waiting motor-cycle.

Dressed in his trade-mark Top Gun black leather jacket, the action star then drove out of the arena standing up.

The switch across the Atlantic kicked off with live performances from Californian natives Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg on Venice Beach. 

It came after a wacky show of artist performances, including a composer playing on a piano suspended in the air, a 'golden voyager' accompanied by dozens of dancers and many acclaimed French musicians.

Actor Tom Cruise jumps from the roof of the Stade de France

US' actor Tom Cruise descends from the roof of the stadium as part of the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) handover ceremony

Actor Tom Cruise performs during the closing ceremony

American Actor and Film Producer Tom Cruise carries the IOC Flag during the Closing Ceremony

American Actor and Film Producer Tom Cruise rides on a Motorbike

Cruise was swarmed by the athletes after he abseiled into the stadium 

The Hollywood sign altered for the LA 2028 games

Then Californian natives Red Hot Chili Peppers (above), Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg offered a taste of what is to come at the 2028 Los Angeles Games

Cruise shared a selfie from on top of the stadium before he did the death-defying stunt

The performances from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg offered a taste of what is to come at the 2028 Los Angeles Games as they performed to crowds at Venice Beach.

After the Olympic flag was passed between several US Olympians, it arrived at the famous beach where the Red Hot Chili Peppers were playing their hit Can't Stop.

The rock band then handed the stage to Eilish who delivered a sweet rendition of her new track Birds Of A Feather while dressed in an oversized T-shirt, shorts and baseball cap.

Snoop, who has popped up at various events across the Olympics, later entered the beach to perform his classic track Drop It Like It's Hot alongside US fellow rapper Dr Dre.

Tom Cruise jumps from the roof of the Stade de France

The 62-year-old could be seen strapped into a harness, ready to wow the thousands of fans in Paris, as the wacky closing ceremony draws to an end

Actor Tom Cruise performs during the closing ceremony

Tom Cruise during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, at the Stade de France, Paris

The show stopping ceremony earlier saw a 'golden bee-man' descend into the stadium, as well as a floating pianist and 'toilet roll mummies' dancing around, as the closing ceremony shaped up to be as strange as the start of the games. 

After the golden voyager was lowered to the stage from the roof, a cloaked individual presented them with a Greek flag, to represent the Games ancient origin.

The voyager was later joined on stage by some acrobats who were dressed as alien-like creatures who helped him discover the Olympic rings which were hoisted from the stadium floor.

French pianist and opera singer Benjamin Bernheim then delivered a rendition of Hymn To Apollo as composer Alain Roche played on a piano while being suspended in the air.

After the performance athletes launched a 'pitch invasion' of the stage as the crowd were shown a film of the victories and failures during the Games.

Tom Cruise shakes hands with the Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass during the closing ceremony

American Actor and Film Producer Tom Cruise interacts with Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles, and Simone Biles of Team United States as he receives the Olympic Flag during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris

Tom Cruise holds the Olympic flag during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France

Cruise carrying the Olympic flag at the closing ceremony 

The switch across the Atlantic saw live performances from pop superstar Billie Eilish , LA rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg 

She performed on a beach as hundreds of people danced along 

Snoop Dogg performs in LA for 2023

The rapper has been an almost permanent feature throughout the Games

Red Hot Chili Peppers perform on Venice beach 

Red Hot Chili Peppers perform on Venice beach

Announcements in French and English appealed for the competitors to get off the stage, but many failed to take notice, jeopardising the show.

After being ejected from the stage where Phoenix were playing some athletes left the arena. While others continued to dance, jump and wave their arms in the air.

Paris 2024 organiser Tony Estanguet was given a rousing applause as he told how the Games had lifted the spirits of everyone who participated or watched – including the whale that photo-bombed the surfing final in Tahiti.

He thanked everyone who had played their part in making these Olympic Games a success – the volunteers, the security forces and most of all the athletes.

He told the competitors: 'You made us happy, you made us proud, thank you very much.'

He added that he was proud of among all the records broken during the Games was the most marriage proposals ever made at the competition.

2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France

Fireworks explode during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France

Fireworks explode during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

Final performance from French singer-songwriter Yseult performs during the closing ceremony

Athletes lay on the floor as they look at the fireworks during the closing ceremony

Athletes pose for a selfie during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

An athlete uses a fan decorated with the French national colors during the closing ceremony

General view of fireworks during the closing ceremony

International Olympic Committe (IOC) President Thomas Bach (rear L) reacts as President of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee (Cojo) Tony Estanguet (R) delivers a speech during the closing ceremony

International Olympic Committe (IOC) President Thomas Bach (2nd R) reacts as President of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee (Cojo) Tony Estanguet (R) delivers a speech during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France

Fireworks illuminate the sky during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Olympic rings during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

A general view of the inside of the stadium as a Pyrotechnics Display takes place after the Olympic Rings are assembled during the Closing Ceremony

United States athletes pose for a group photo during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

A performer during the closing ceremony

Bulgaria athletes during the closing ceremony

Thomas Mars, singer of rock band Phoenix, performs during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

Athletes of Team South Africa enjoy the confetti during the Closing Ceremony

Chinese athletes take pictures from the stage as they celebrate during show of the closing ceremony

Phoenix perform during the closing ceremony

Athletes are seen on stage as Phoenix performs during the closing ceremony

French band Phoenix perform during the Closing Ceremony

Angele performs during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France

Angele performs during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France

Social media users express their love of the closing ceremony on X

A general view during the closing ceremony

Athletes from China react during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France

Athletes during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

A general view as French indie rock band Phoenix performs during the Closing Ceremony

The Golden Voyager performs during the closing ceremony

Dancers perform during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games

Artists perform during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France

Performers take part during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France

The Golden Voyager and dancers perform during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France

A representation of a goddess during the closing ceremony performance 

The Golden Voyager stands atop a pile of masked dancers in a performance during the closing ceremony

A general view as dancers perform during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games

The Golden Voyager performs inside the Stadium as a light show takes place during the Closing Ceremony

Tunisian team members looks at an artists during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

Formation and Raising of the Olympic Rings performance

A view of the dancers as a Light show takes place during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris

The Golden Voyager descends into the stadium to perform during the closing ceremony

The Greek flag in honour of the country that started the Olympic tradition

An artist performs during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

Dancers perform during the Closing Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

An artist performs as alien carrying the greek flag during the Closing Ceremony

A general view as dancers perform during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games

Dancers perform during the Closing Ceremony of the Paris 2024 games

Swiss Pianist Alain Roche performs Hymn To Apollo during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games

He appeared to be floating in the stadium 

General view during the Formation and Raising of the Olympic Rings during the closing ceremony

Olympics closing ceremony as it takes a look back at the history of the sporting event

Athletes watch the performances in the stadium 

Earlier in the night a rendition of Under The Paris Sky was performed by French singer Zaho de Sagazan and an accompanying choir.

The group performed the song in the Tuileries Garden in Paris before French four-time gold medallist swimmer Leon Marchand appeared to carrying a small flame to the Stade de France.

As the orchestra gave a raising addition of 'La Marseillaise' French national anthem before flag bearers of each of the competing nations walked into the arena, as the crowd cheered.

Gold medallists Alex Yee and Bryony Page walked out as Great Britain's flagbearers.

The smiling pair were seen in floral shirts and blue shorts, as Yee almost tripped while staring in awe around the stadium. 

After thousands of Olympians poured into the Stade de France with their country, they joined together for some karaoke.

The sing-along section included Les Champs-Elysees, Gala Rizzatto's Freed From Desire and Queen's classic We Are The Champions

Controversial gender-row boxer Imane was supposed to be the Algerian flag bearer. But she was absent from the ceremonial role at the Olympic Closing ceremony. 

Hollywood action man Tom Cruise is expected to bring a dramatic finale to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which has been hailed a roaring success despite a rain-drench and chaotic start.

Olympians flood into the stadium with their medals

The athletes scream and cheer inside the stadium 

Athletes of Norway pose with medals during the 2024 Summer Olympics

General view as France athletes shake hands with spectators during the closing ceremony

Rugby Sevens bronze medallist Ilona Maher of United States during the closing ceremony

An athlete of Palestine holds a scarf decorated with the Palestine flag during the parade of athletes

Kenya's Uganda's and Jamaica's athletes, top, Belgium's, centre, and Italy, bottom, gather during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

Table Tennis Player Alexis LeBrun of Team France participates in the parade during the Closing Ceremony

General view as the Romania contingent poses for a picture during the closing ceremony

Athlete's of Netherlands during the parade

Football gold medallist Trinity Rodman of the United States takes part in the closing ceremony

Gold medalist Sifan Hassan of Team Netherlands (C), Silver medalist Tigst Assefa of Team Ethiopia (L) and Bronze medalist Hellen Obiri of Team Kenya (R) pose on the podium during the Women's Marathon Medal ceremony

Gold medalist Sifan Hassan of Team Netherlands (C), Silver medalist Tigst Assefa of Team Ethiopia (L) and Bronze medalist Hellen Obiri of Team Kenya (R) pose on the podium during the Closing Ceremony

A view of Stade de France during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024

Athletes of France during the closing ceremony

Team GB gold medal superstars Alex Yee and Bryony Page wave the flag for Britain

Great Britain flag bearers Alex Yee and Bryony Page during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Team USA wave to the camera

Excitement is rising in the stadium as one athlete is carried by his teammates

Spain during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

Nigeria's athletes celebrate during the closing ceremony

Saudi Arabia's athletes celebrate during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics

Japan's athletes take part in the athletes parade during the closing ceremony

Great Britain's Flagbearers Alex Yee (right) and Bryony Page during the closing ceremony

Flagbearers Nick Mead and Katie Ledecky of Team United States of America hold their nation's flag during the Closing Ceremony

Athletes of France walk at the stadium during the Closing Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Flagbearers Antoine Dupont and Pauline Ferrand Prevot of Team France wave their national flag

France team enters the stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

Athletes of Team Canada acknowledge the crow during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024

Greece athletes take part in the closing ceremony

As the artistic show began a gold covered figure descended from the sky onto the stage.

The ceremony platform symbolised a map of the countries of the world, with different sections representing Africa, Asia, North and South America, Australia and Europe.

With giant Olympic medal was propped up in the 'sea'.

The figure performed acrobatic twists as a goddess figure rose out of one of the so-called nation states.

Then several dozen performers carried out an elaborate dance routine and acrobatic tricks across the different continents, encased in huge metal wheels, representing the five Olympic rings.

The regular appearance of the legendary rapper Snopp Dogg has been hailed by Olympic chiefs for helping introduce the Games to a record audience of half the world's population.

As the Princess of Wales took to social media to praise Team GB's amazing performance alongside a rugged-looking Prince William. 

The athletes were joined by the crowd of many thousands to sing along as the song 'Champs Elysee' was played.

And then the stadium rocked to the dance anthem 'Free From Desire'.

Last night the Algerian Olympic Committee claimed it was 'normal' for the country to stop gender-row boxer Imane Khelif from being the country's flag bearer for the Closing Ceremony at the last minute.

She was replaced by 17-year-old gold medal gymnast Kaylia Nemour.

A spokesman said: 'It is very normal that Imane Khelif does not carry the flag of Algeria even though we announced that she would.

'[Gold medal gymnast] Kaylia Nemour is a young women and it is totally right that she should take this role.

'This is nothing unusual.'

Athlete's of North Korea during the parade

Athletes of Team Democratic People's Republic of Korea wave their nation's flag during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris

Flagbearers enter the stadium during the closing ceremony

General view of flagbearers during the closing ceremony

A general view as flagbearers enter the State de France during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris

A full view of the parade of athletes

The flagbearer procession at the closing ceremony

The French flag and the Olympic flag are raised during the closing ceremony

A packed stadium in Paris for the closing ceremony 

Leon Marchand of Team France carries the Olympic flame during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games

Leon Marchand carries the Olympic flame

French swimmer Leon Marchand carries a lantern containing the Olympic flame in the Tuileries garden on the final day of the 2024 Summer Olympics

The Olympic Cauldron at the Gardens of the Tuileries during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

A general view of the French national flag being raised during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games

President Emmanuel Macron and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach are pictured before the closing ceremony

A giant gold medal in the stadium 

A giant gold medal is displayed during the closing ceremony

Zaho de Sagazan preforms during the Closing Ceremony

Zaho de Sagazan preforms during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France

The Closing Ceremony at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis

The switch across the Atlantic will feature live performances by pop superstar Billie Eilish , LA rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg

Hollywood action man Tom Cruise is expected to bring a dramatic finale to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The Mission Impossible star is set to abseil into the Stade de France stadium to pick up the five-ring Olympic flag and transfer it to Los Angeles

Heavy security around the closing ceremony stadium Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France

Billie Eillish is set to perform in LA when the torch is handed over 

As the Princess of Wales took to social media to praise Team GB 's amazing performance alongside a rugged-looking Prince William

The Royal couple posted on Instagram tonight: 'Well done @TeamGB, what an incredible journey!

'Every athlete showed immense dedication, heart and passion. You made us all so proud!

'Here's to celebrating every triumph at @Paris2024 and looking forward to more from the paralympics later in the summer.'

French indie band Phoenix and electronic duo Air are also set to perform but happy house heroes Daft Punk will not get the party going, despite widespread calls across France for them to appear in the show.

Cruise, 62, is one of many US personalities who have jetted into the French capital to watch the events.

Rapper Snoop Dogg has been an almost permanent feature throughout the Games, Hollywood actors Eva Mendes, Ryan Gosling, Sharon Stone and Nicole Kidman have been spotted watching events.

Rock legend Mick Jagger also is in town and has been watching TeamGB athletes battle it out around the track with his partner Melanie Hamrick and their eight-year-old son Deveraux.

Gold medal winners Alex Yee, who won the triathlon, and trampolinist Bryony Page were chosen to be Team GB's flag-bearers to lead the athletes' closing parade inside the stadium in the French capital.

The King has also sent a message congratulating competitors and describing them as 'an inspiration'. 

It read: 'My wife joins me in sending our warmest congratulations to the competitors and their support teams from Team GB and across the whole Commonwealth, for their many outstanding successes at the Olympic Games in Paris.

'Your achievements, across so many disciplines, were forged from that invaluable combination of raw talent, true grit and hard toil over many years, burnished these past weeks by sportsmanship and team spirit in the finest tradition of the Games.

'To those who missed out on the greatest prizes, you have most certainly not fallen short in the pride that you, too, have generated for your nations.

'As we thank France for hosting such a wonderful tournament and look to the Paralympics ahead, I can only say that you have all been an inspiration.'

International Olympic Committe President Thomas Bach, France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron at the closing ceremony

French indie band Phoenix and electronic duo Air are also set to perform

Rapper Snoop Dogg has been an almost permanent feature throughout the Games, Hollywood actors Eva Mendes, Ryan Gosling, Sharon Stone and Nicole Kidman have been spotted watching events

Gold medal winners Alex Yee, who won the triathlon, has been chosen to be Team GB's flag-bearer

Yee cemented himself as the most successful Olympic triathlete of all time when he won two medals in Paris 

The honour was bestowed upon the pair after being nominated by a British Olympic Association council. 

They will carry the flag into the Stade de France on Sunday evening.

Yee cemented himself as the most successful Olympic triathlete of all time when he won two medals in Paris.

The 26-year-old took home the gold medal in the men's individual triathlon, surpassing New Zealand's Hayden Wilde on the final stretch to win.

While Page won Britain's first ever medal in gymnastics.  

The two-and-a-half hour ceremony will feature performances by more than 100 dancers and circus artists.

As well as the unique artistic section, the closing ceremony will also include more traditional elements, including: the parade of athletes, the thanking of the 45,000 volunteers and the medal ceremony for the women's marathon.

Even before the ceremony began the thousands of fans who had packed into the sprawling Stade de France stadium despite the day's sweltering 33 Celsius heat roared with delight.

They performed a 'Mexican Wave' around the arena that had hosted the Games' athletics events as they waited for the show to commence.

An orchestra started the show as film of the opening ceremony were replayed to the audience and to TV audiences across the world.

French swimming sensation Leon Marchand, who won five medals in the pool, including four golds, is expected to bring the house down with applause.

Spectators do the Mexican wave prior to the start of the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The 33-year-old secured her best-ever Olympic trampolining finish by winning gold in Paris

Page became Team GB's first-ever medalist in trampolining when she won bronze in Rio

French swimming sensation Leon Marchand, who won five medals in the pool, including four golds, is expected to bring the house down with applause

Swimming Gold Medalist Leon Marchand of Team France poses for a photo with his medal at Champions Park

Prime Minister has congratulated Team GB's athletes and praised them for inspiring a new generation of athletes

The Prime Minister has congratulated Team GB's athletes and praised them for inspiring a new generation of athletes as the Paris Olympics come to an end.

Sir Keir Starmer posted on X, formerly Twitter: 'To all our incredible @TeamGB athletes and support staff, well done and congratulations.

'You're bringing home more than just medals. You've inspired a new generation of athletes while entertaining a nation. Thank you.'

Artistic director Thomas Jolly said the show was called 'Records', and it promises to take the audience on a science-fiction dream-like immersive journey through time.

That will begin from the origins of the Olympic Games and will go to a dystopian future when the Olympics have disappeared and must be reinvented.

The extinguishing of the Olympic flame will be brought from Tuileries, where the cauldron has been on display and visited by tens of thousands of fans.

The proclamation of the end of the Olympic Games, will be made by the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach.

And the handover of the Olympic flag will be made by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo to Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles.

Whatever happens tonight Paris 2024 organisers will be anxious to avoid a repeat of the controversy sparked by the opening ceremony, which featured drag queens in a sequence that some Christians and conservatives thought mocked the Biblical story of the Last Supper.

However, there is no fear that the torrential rainstorm that marred many of the performances during the elaborate opening ceremony will return tonight.

An underwater view shows France's Leon Marchand competing in a heat of the men's 400m individual medley swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron watch France vs. the USA

Comedian Jimmy Fallon was pictured smiling and giving the peace sign as he posed for a selfie with a fan at the match 

Breakdancing - which debuted at Paris 2024 and was widely mocked - will not feature in LA 2028

And further acts of sabotage that wreck France's railway network – leaving tens of thousands stranded – are not expected, following a massive security clampdown across the capital.

The Paris 2024 Paralympics will run between Wednesday 28 August and Sun 8 September with the opening ceremony held at the Place de la Concorde in the centre of the French capital. 

The Los Angeles Olympics opening ceremony will take place on 14 July 2028, with the closing ceremony just over two weeks later, on 30 July. It will be the third time that LA hosts the world's premier sporting event.

The US megacity – which is the home of some 7.8 automobiles – has pledged to make the 2028 Olympic Games virtually car-free.

Among a host of new sports to feature will be T20 cricket, lacrosse, baseball, squash and flag football - aka non-contact gridiron.

Surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing - big hits at the French Games - will survive.

But breakdancing - which debuted at Paris 2024 and was widely mocked - will not feature.

This comes as Paris was thrown into chaos this afternoon when a topless prankster forced the Eiffel Tower to be evacuated just hours before the city's showpiece Olympics closing ceremony.

The blonde, shirtless man was filmed scaling the 1,000ft-tall landmark above the first viewing deck and the Olympic rings that adorn the second section of the monument at around 2.45pm local time (1.45pm BST).

The shirtless man was seen scaling the 1,083 foot (330 metres) tower this afternoon

It came as footage emerged of a topless man being led away in handcuffs by police, before turning to the person filming and saying, in what appears to be a British accent, 'it's bloody hot, innit?' 

It was unclear where he began his ascent, but he was spotted just above the Olympic rings adorning the second section of the monument

Flustered visitors told MailOnline today how they were quickly ushered down the tower's stairwell by emergency crews as they detailed chaotic scenes.

Footage emerged of a topless man being led away in handcuffs by police, before turning to the person filming and saying, in what appears to be a British accent, 'it's bloody hot, innit?'. 

Police escorted visitors away from the area at around 3pm and the entry beneath the tower was closed.

Some visitors were briefly locked on the second floor but were allowed to exit around 30 minutes later.

On condition of anonymity because of an ongoing investigation into the incident, a Paris police official told The Associated Press: 'An individual started climbing the Eiffel Tower at 2.45pm, police intervened and the person was detained.'