Tom Cruise denies wearing a fake butt in a movie but people aren't buying it

• Last month, a photo of Tom Cruise's very round butt in the movie "Valkyrie" went viral.
• People thought he was wearing a prosthetic or padding for a stunt.
• Now Cruise has weighed in and said he was not wearing a fake butt. 
• People still aren't convinced that his real butt is truly that round.

Sorry Tom Cruise — the "fake butt" story just isn't going to die. 

The INSIDER Summary:

In August, a tweet showing a still image from Cruise's 2008 movie "Valkyrie" went viral. 

"Hello, please, I present the theory that for one single shot in Valkyrie (2008), at 5:12, Tom Cruise wears a fake butt," wrote Twitter user Swizz Keats, whose handle is aptly @iluvbutts247.

The tweet has since been "liked" more than 60,000 times and was retweeted by 17,ooo people. Even a month later, the "fake butt" theory has followed Tom Cruise. On Tuesday, Cruise was asked about the alleged fake butt during an interview with Screen Rant. 

"I have no idea," Cruise said when asked about the viral image. "There was no prosthetic in 'Valkyrie.' No."

The Screen Rant interviewer, Alex Leadbeater, reported that "Cruise seemed unaware of the internet joke, finding the very idea of it causing a stir humorous."

But Cruise's denial has only sparked new conversations from people online who aren't taking his assertion at face value. 

"Why Is Tom Cruise Lying Out of His Prosthetic A--?" wrote Jezebel's Clover Hope. "Note how circular the butt is, as well as curvature of the outer exterior. Either that's a fake butt, a stunt double, or there's some extreme butt-editing foul play at hand."

The "fake butt" story originator, Alan Hanson (aka @iluvbutts247), addressed Cruise's denial with The Cut. 

"Tom Cruise definitely wore a fake butt for that scene," he told the Cut. "I look at butts all the time so I can usually tell when they are fake or real (most times? they're real). I don't think there’s anything to be embarrassed about."

Others had their own theories and thoughts.

Do you believe Tom Cruise when he says that's his real butt? Need to mull it over more? Decide for yourself after seeing the "Valkyrie" scene in all its glory one last time:

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