Brooke Shields, known for her roles in “La Petite” or “The Blue Lagoon”, returned to her conflict with Tom Cruise in her memoir, entitled “Brooke Shields is not allowed to age”.
In her autobiographical book, “Brooke Shields Doesn’t Have the Right to Age,” released this Tuesday, January 14, Brooke Shields discussed her public argument with Tom Cruise. “If Tom had attacked me publicly before I became a mother, I probably would have stayed silent. I would have ignored his ridiculous remarks. I might have been happy to sit by while this very famous man hijacked my experience to advance his own (illusory) interests. I would have been satisfied if his behavior spoke for itself,” she wrote.
However, the comedian’s comments came shortly after Brooke Shields’ 40th birthday celebrations. An event profoundly changed her perspective, as she describes in her book. “Sitting quietly and allowing myself to be attacked might have been my approach a decade ago – I might have even regretted sharing my story or felt insecure that perhaps my career had stalled, as a powerful male movie star targeted me, sure I would never stand a chance in this fight – but in that moment, I was emboldened by life experience,” the model confided.
In May 2005, after the publication of her memoir “Down Came the Rain”, in which she described her postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter Rowan, Tom Cruise “disparaged” her on the “Today” show, calling notably his “dangerous” “consumption of antidepressants”. “According to Tom, I was spreading false information. An interesting opinion, coming from someone without ovaries,” she wrote.
In response to her criticism, Brooke Shields published an editorial in the New York Times. “I was defending myself and the women who were suffering from the irrational and dangerous comments of an untrained actor who spoke in a way that was completely irrelevant,” she added in her book, emphasizing that this editorial, although that it sparked outrage toward the “Top Gun” star, had also “stimulated discussions about the reality and prevalence of postpartum depression.”
The actor ended up apologizing, although it was not public, she confirmed in her work. Brooke Shields said he went to her house to have a conversation. “It wasn’t the best apology in the world, but it was what he was capable of, and I accepted it,” she concluded in her memoir.
