Cruise Lashes out Against Antidepressants on Today

June 28, 2005

Associated Press

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June 24, 2005, 3:33 PM EDT

NEW YORK -- Tom Cruise criticized NBC " Today " show host Matt Lauer on Friday

when Lauer mentioned Cruise's earlier criticism of Brooke Shields for taking

anti-depressants. Cruise told Lauer he didn't know what he was talking about.

" You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do, " Cruise said.

The interview became more heated when Lauer, who said he knew people who had

been helped by the attention-deficit disorder drug Ritalin, asked Cruise about

the effects of the drug.

" Matt, Matt, you don't even -- you're glib, " Cruise responded. " You don't even

know what Ritalin is. If you start talking about chemical imbalance, you have to

evaluate and read the research papers on how they came up with these theories,

Matt, OK. That's what I've done. "

Many have doubted the romance. The words " publicity stunt " have rained down on

the couple like an alien invasion as Cruise has been busy promoting his new

film, " War of the Worlds, " directed by Steven Spielberg, which opens on June 29.

" You know what? There's always cynics. There always has been. There always will

be, " said Cruise, who hasn't been shy about displaying his affection for " Batman

Begins " actress Holmes. " I have never worried ... about what other people think

and what other people say. "

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