Tom Cruise decided he won’t sue the British pranksters who squirted him with water from a water pistol masked as microphone to get footage for a television show.

British Channel 4 apologized to Tom Cruise for the water incident. "The stunt was intended to be light hearted rather than malicious and we apologize to Cruise for any offense that was caused," a Channel 4 spokesperson said.

At the London premiere of War of the Worlds, a man pulled a practical joke at Tom Cruise by squirting him in the face with water.

Witnesses say Tom Cruise remained calm and even laughed but then swiftly grabbed the prankster’s hand and asked "Why would you do that? That's incredibly rude. I'm here giving you an interview and you do that ... it's incredibly rude."

Four men from the Channel 4 TV crew arrested for squirting Tom Cruise with water were released on police bail yesterday.

Fellow celebrities encouraged Cruise to take the pranksters to the court. Sharon Osbourne whom the jokers sprayed with water earlier this month, said to Inside Edition: "They say that if you are a celebrity, you should expect such things. I don’t agree."

According to Sharon Osbourne, she was recovering from eye operation, and water squirting caused her pain.

Sharon Osbourne offered Tom Cruise legal aid, although he announced he don’t plan to get revenge in court. 

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