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Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn't mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday as it took over Olympic hosting duties from the French capital, which closed out its 2024 Games just as they started - with joy and panache.

Hollywood star Tom Cruise abseiled from the roof of the Stade de France as Paris said farewell on Sunday to an Olympics hailed as one of the most successful in history.

Cruise descended on a wire in front of 71,500 spectators, grabbed the Olympic flag and jumped on a motorbike, to the delight of athletes and fans.

The Hellenic Olympic Committee announced that by decision of the Head of Mission, Petros Synadinos, Emmanuel Karalis and Evangelia Platanioti have been designated as the flag bearers for the Greek delegation at the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris.

Los Angeles Plans to Take the Olympic Torch from Paris with Star-Studded Lineup at the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, August 11.

Artists like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg, and Billie Eilish will perform from Los Angeles in a mix of pre-recorded and live performances.

TikTok and Universal announced a new licensing agreement on May 2, ending a months-long dispute that saw popular music expunged from the social media platform.

 Billie Eilish announced on April 8 that her highly anticipated third studio album, "Hit Me Hard and Soft," will be released on May 17.

The news arrived via Instagram, where Eilish shared the album artwork showing the pop singer floating in a body of water after being ejected from a door. In the caption, she wrote that she will not drop singles in advance of the release.

The chain reaction set off by the fusion of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" will come to a head on March 10 at the Oscars, where one is expected to own the red carpet, and the other to dominate the awards.

The 66th annual Grammy Awards ceremony was broadcast live on Sunday night at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena.

"Oppenheimer," Christopher Nolan's drama about the inventor of the atomic bomb, topped the Golden Globes on Sunday.

"Oppenheimer" took five prizes including best drama, best director for Nolan, best score, as well as acting wins for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.

The "Barbie" power ballad "I'm Just Ken" and AP and Frontline's documentary "20 Days in Mariupol" just got one step closer to an Oscar nomination.