Tom Cruise Admits To Oprah That He's A Moron

HerBadMother — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:45:00 GMT

Okay, not exactly, but he did - in his interview today with Oprah - take back what he said about post-partum depression to Matt Lauer in 2005.

From Associated Press:

About a month after his last appearance on Winfrey's show in May 2005, Cruise criticized Brooke Shields for taking anti-depression drugs after the birth of her child. He also berated "Today" host Matt Lauer for suggesting that psychiatric treatment might help some patients.

Cruise, 45, told Winfrey he was feeling "pressed" during the interview and that his concern was that "child drugging" needs to be "the parents' choice."

But when Winfrey pointed out that Cruise specifically appeared to be criticizing the use of medication to treat postpartum depression — indicating depression could be treated with vitamins and exercise — he said he regretted his views "came out wrong."

"I personally don't (believe in antidepressant drugs). ... But I think that people have the, it's their decision. When you look at something, it's an individual's right to make a decision on what they're going to do with their life," he said.

Okay. So it's not exactly an admission of his total moronishness, nor is it an apology to women who have struggled with PPD, but it's something. He also said that he maybe shouldn't have jumped on that couch. Self-reflectivity, or has he just gotten himself a better publicist?

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Tom Cruise Admits To Oprah That He's A Moron