Entertainment, Arquette was interviewed by Howard Stern in December 2010 and recounted the awkward interaction.
During the interview, Arquette discussed his separation from Courteney Cox and how upset he was by it.
He was drinking heavily because of it.

After Cruise greeted Arquette, he returned the greeting but called him “Sean” due to being intoxicated.
“Then I realized it was Tom Cruise,” Arquette told Stern.
He also saidCruise’s then-wife Katie Holmeswas there when it happened.

Arquette and Cruise had a connection prior to the infamous Sean Cruise incident.
He’s really depressed."
I love and support him."

After rehab, Arquette still struggled with alcohol sometimes.
I’ve just never been a full-on sober person."
In a November 2020 interview withThe Sun, Arquette revealed he had been to rehab two times.
His commitment to his professional wrestling career motivated him to try and quit drinking.
“It’s an ongoing struggle.
I am better sober,” Arquette said.
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(EW),“David Arquette recounted his Tom Cruise mistake once more.
“I said, ‘Hey Sean!’
(However, it’s been speculated that Travolta is no longer a Scientologist.)
David is not the only member of his family who has had an awkward interaction with Tom Cruise.
She also admitted that Renee Zellweger was the correct choice for the role.