Hollywood Legend Tom Cruise Jumps from the ROOF of the Stadium in a Death-Defying Stunt

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 organizer 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 trademark Top Gun black leather jacket, the action star 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.

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.

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 Game's 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 suspended in the air.

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