Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise have managed to live VERY separate lives since their divorce in 2001 - but narrowly avoided bumping into each other at the Paris Olympics

Their divorcement is 1 of nan astir notorious successful showbiz, pinch nan downfall of their narration arsenic ardent arsenic their emotion erstwhile they were together.

But while they were a celebrated joined couple, they are possibly moreover amended known arsenic exes - who look to person gone retired of their measurement to debar bumping into 1 different decades after.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman - who initially tied nan knot successful 1990 and were wed until 2001 - person go pros astatine dodging 1 different contempt sharing 2 children and some being renowned Hollywood actors.

So skilled are nan ex-partners that they were some no-shows astatine their girl Isabella's wedding successful 2015.

Just past year, Tom is rumoured to person moreover 'skipped nan Oscars to debar an awkward run-in' pinch nan star.

But nan duo risked a run-in this summertime - arsenic some were spotted attending nan Paris Olympics connected nan very aforesaid day.

On July 28, while Tom, 62, watched the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Qualification astatine Bercy Arena, Nicole, 57, was conscionable a 20 infinitesimal thrust distant at Place de la Concorde pinch her hubby Keith Urban, wherever nan brace watched the Women's Street Final.

However, contempt immoderate imaginable awkwardness, nan duo appeared to beryllium successful precocious spirits arsenic they watched nan sports - good distant from 1 another.

Tom was moreover seen chatting up a large wind pinch Lady Gaga and taking selfies pinch fans successful attendance. 

Elsewhere, Nicole was besides spotted days later, pinch her hubby and children, astatine nan Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final - among nan dozens gathered to cheer connected Simone Biles.

The full family appeared delighted pinch nan sports they witnessed arsenic they left, pinch Nicole grinning for cameras.

It comes arsenic nan character - who rarely speaks astir her clip being joined to Tom - made a uncommon departure precocious while speaking astir their activity connected Stanley Kubrick's classical movie Eyes Wide Shut.

The Oscar victor elaborate nan narration nan costars had pinch Kubrick while filming nan acheronian play successful an question and reply pinch nan Los Angeles Times.

She opined that nan head was 'mining' their matrimony for worldly to soma retired nan film, which premiered successful 1999 and became a container agency deed aft grossing $162 cardinal against a $65 cardinal budget, according to Box Office Mojo.

The Top Gun prima and nan Big Little Lies character spent years moving connected nan film, which began accumulation successful 1996 and wrapped successful 1998, earlier being released successful nan summertime of 1999, giving it nan grounds for nan longest continuous movie sprout astatine 400 days. Kubrick would dice astatine property 70 conscionable days aft showing what was reportedly his last trim of nan movie to its stars.

Nicole described really nan Clockwork Orange filmmaker would quiz her and Tom astir their matrimony arsenic he helped them style their performances.

It's a acold outcry from nan pair's history of operating arsenic passing ships - here, FEMAIL looks astatine nan times nan exes looked to locomotion nan other mile to debar stepping anyplace adjacent each other...

DISTANT AT PREMIERE 

In 2001 - erstwhile nan exes officially finalised their divorcement - Nicole besides had a movie coming retired together called The Others.

As reported by nan BBC, Tom still made an quality astatine a premiere successful Los Angeles, but came separately from his erstwhile wife, and nan 2 didn't spot 1 different connected their measurement into nan screening.

While nan brace are not understood to person interacted astatine all, it's clear nan divorcement was a basking topic.

When asked if he recovered it overseas that some he and Nicole were astatine nan premiere, Tom dismissed immoderate awkwardness, stating: 'We're here, we emotion what we do, we emotion films... we consciousness privileged to beryllium doing thing that we bask doing.'

However, Nicole had antecedently described nan business - including nan timing of nan divided - arsenic 'bizarre'. 

'Yes, it is unusual and bizarre and each of those things. But it is what it is,' she said.

'As my dada says: "Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should person been, not what it could person been, it is what it is."'

MISSING THEIR DAUGHTER'S WEDDING

As 2 of Hollywood's biggest stars, they are ne'er short of invitations to nan astir exclusive parties.

But erstwhile it came to their ain daughter's wedding, Tom and Nicole were notably absent from nan impermanent list.

Isabella Cruise, who was adopted by nan mates 2 years aft they wed successful 1990, tied nan knot pinch her British fellow Max Parker successful a Scientology ceremonial successful London connected September 18, 2015.

Nicole was successful nan superior astatine nan time, rehearsing for a West End play. But she is said to person been efficaciously 'banned' from attending – complete fears that her beingness would origin a 'media circus'.

Tom is thought to person paid for nan event, and nan low-key ceremonial is said to person featured a substance of Scientology and Christian rituals.

Followers of Scientology judge successful different practices specified arsenic silent births and declare that humans are an exiled title from outer abstraction called Thetans.

However their weddings are akin to ceremonies successful different churches – featuring a bridal convoy arsenic good arsenic a recital of vows betwixt nan bride and groom.

Only a mini group of adjacent friends were coming for nan wedding, pinch Isabella's adopted relative Connor besides staying distant successful a bid to support nan ceremonial secret.

The family were said to support nan marriage, and Nicole is believed to person met her girl and her groom for a backstage meal earlier nan large day.

A root told nan Daily Mail: 'Isabella and Max met successful London done friends. The ceremonial was low-key but very expensive.

'Tom picked up nan measure and paid for everything, but it was decided that neither he nor Nicole should be arsenic it would person turned nan full arena into a circus.

'Nicole was really progressive pinch nan wedding preparations and she did person a backstage meal pinch Bella and Max. But she didn't spell to nan ceremony. Also, nan animosity betwixt Tom and Nicole was astir apt a factor.'

She and her erstwhile hubby adopted Isabella successful 1992. They besides adopted their boy Connor successful 1995 earlier divorcing successful 2001. Both children went to unrecorded pinch their father. 

Nicole went connected to wed state vocalist Keith Urban pinch whom she has 2 daughters.

Tom joined character Katie Holmes, pinch whom he had a girl called Suri, now 18. The brace wed successful a Scientology ceremonial successful 2006, but divided successful 2012. Reports suggested they separated because Katie didn't want to expose her girl to nan religion.

'SKIPPING' THE OSCARS 

Last twelvemonth it was rumoured that Tom 'skipped' nan Oscars to 'avoid an awkward run-in' pinch Nicole. 

Insiders said nan Top Gun: Maverick prima was not astatine nan ceremonial owed to his ex-wife being location - pursuing their bitter divorcement complete 20 years ago.

Tom's movie was nominated for six awards, including nan coveted Best Picture Award. 

A root told DailyMail.com: 'Tom was not location because she was there, and he did not want a run-in.'

However, sources adjacent to Tom claimed his absence was 'not personal' and was thing much than scheduling difficulties, though they did not reply specifically to nan declare that it was connected to Nicole's presence. 

Tom and his ex-wife person not been coming astatine nan aforesaid Oscars bashes this twelvemonth and haven't been seen astatine nan aforesaid arena for years. 

Nicole - who walked Oscars reddish carpet pinch her state vocalist hubby Keith earlier packing connected superior PDA during nan show - arsenic notably absent from  Oscars luncheon that was attended by her Scientologist ex nan period prior. 

Tom was seen embracing Steven Spielberg during nan February 13 luncheon, arsenic nan head was heard connected video telling he action prima that Maverick had 'saved Hollywood's a**' by bringing audiences backmost to theaters. 

The mates met successful 1990 erstwhile nan 2 were formed together successful Days of Thunder, a movie astir motor-racing.

She was 23 astatine nan clip and, coming from Australia, was chartless successful Hollywood. That each changed erstwhile nan stars sparked a real-life romance during nan filming.

After 12 years of marriage, Tom walked retired connected his woman successful 2001, leaving her successful a authorities of 'utter shock.' He revenge for divorcement that aforesaid year, citing 'irreconcilable differences'.

According to reports, nan existent logic for him abandoning her was owed to her refusal to subordinate nan Church of Scientology.

In 2012, Nicole opened up astir her achy divided successful an question and reply pinch DuJour Magazine.

'I thought our life together was perfect. It took maine a very agelong clip to heal. It was a daze to my system,' she said.

'We were successful a bubble, conscionable nan 2 of us. We became very limited connected 1 another. I was reeling pinch Tom,' she told nan outlet. 'I would person gone to nan ends of nan world for him.... I was wholly smitten - I fell madly, passionately successful love.'

Looking back, she told nan outlet that she was 'naïve' to deliberation that Tom was her happily ever after.