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News > Tom Cruise, That Old Suck Egg Placenta Eater

I don't want to turn into Tom Cruise central, but everyone's talking about Cruise's announcement that he plans on eating his baby's placenta.

Tom Cruise yesterday revealed his latest bizarre mission..to eat his new baby's placenta.

Cruise vowed he would tuck in straight after girlfriend Katie Holmes gives birth, saying he thought it would be "very nutritious".

The Mission Impossible star, 43, said: "I'm gonna eat the placenta. I thought that would be good. Very nutritious. I'm gonna eat the cord and the placenta right there." It is the latest in a series of increasingly strange outbursts from Cruise in the run-up to the birth.

Ya know, it ain't statistically normal, but some people eat the placenta, and as long as it's not hurting anyone, who cares? Here's the part that caught my eye:

The Top Gun star also insisted he "sensed" fianc?e Katie was pregnant before she told him.

The actor, who recently also claimed he has the power to cure drug addicts, has even been carrying out his own medical scans on the foetus after buying himself an ultrasound machine.

And this report:

According to contactmusic.com, Cruise credits the religion for helping him deal with various aspects of his life like the spiritual, mental, physical and medical.

He says: 'I used to have terrible sinus infections all the time. I don't get them at all anymore. I can't remember the last time I got a cold. It's been a long time.'

I think the dude believes he's becoming a Jedi knight or superhero or something. Or, more likely, he's feeling a little cocky now that he's reached OT Level VII. Here's a rundown of that and adjacent levels in Scientology:

* OT VI - Hubbard Solo New Era Dianetics for OTs (Solo NOTs) Auditing Course

"The training one receives before starting to solo audit on New OT VII is so powerful that it actually constitutes an entire OT level. On Solo NOTs one is dealing with complexities intended to crush one's true power and abilities as a thetan. Solo NOTs auditors acquire a wide range of auditing skills to handle the vast phenomena that can occur on OT VIII. Approximately 3-4 weeks with the new Solo Auditor Course done."

* OT VII - Hubbard Solo New Era Dianetics for OTs Auditing

"On New OT VII one solo audits at home daily. This is a lengthy level, requiring a considerable amount of time to complete. It is the final pre-OT level, and culminates in attainment of the state of CAUSE OVER LIFE."

* OT VIII - Truth Revealed

"This Solo-audited level addresses the primary cause of amnesia on the whole track and lets one see the truth of his own existence. This is the first actual OT level and brings about a resurgence of power and native abilities for the being himself. This may be done at the Flag Ship Service Organization only."

And as the guys on South Park like to say, Scientologists actually believe this stuff.

Bonus! - Uncle Cecil answers a reader's question about placenta eating. Cecil's conclusion: it's rare, but it happens. Because it's an organ meat, it can pass on blood-borne diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, so don't be too quick to accept an invite to your friend's placenta-eating party.