Tom Cruise went viral after checking on a staffer he thought was in distress, when she was only doomscrolling.

The article says the encounter happened behind the scenes at a workplace in the United States.

Believing she was having a personal crisis, the actor approached to check on her well-being.

Colleagues confirmed the woman was only reading online articles, and the misunderstanding turned into amusement.

Surveillance footage of the moment spread rapidly on platforms such as YouTube and TikTok.

Major news outlets picked up the clip within hours, the piece says.

Many internet users joked that a visit from a movie star is the ultimate interruption to doomscrolling.

The article says the moment fed debate about digital fatigue and endless negative news feeds.

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