Brooke Shields Comments on Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Birth Coincidence  5/1/06

ON THE NEXT "ACCESS HOLLYWOOD:" BROOKE SHIELDS TALKS FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT GIVING BIRTH AT THE SAME HOSPITAL AND ON THE SAME DAY AS KATIE HOLMES AND TOM CRUISE

Shields: "The Irony Is Perfect. The World Works In An Interesting Way."

BURBANK, Calif. - April 30, 2006- In interview with "Access Hollywood," Brooke Shields talks for the first time about giving birth at the same hospital and on the same day as Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise. The interview airs on "Access Hollywood," Monday, May 1, 2006 (Log on to AccessHollywood.com to check local time and station).

At the movie premiere of "Over The Hedge," Brooke Shields said, "The irony is perfect. The world works in an interesting way."

When asked if the Shields had any run-ins with Cruise and Holmes at the hospital she added, "No, God no."

Cruise and Shields, who acted together in Tom's first film, 1981's "Endless Love," continue to hold very different views on the use of anti-depressants to treat postpartum depression, which Shields went public with in her book Down Came The Rain. In May 2005, Cruise talked to "Access Hollywood's" Billy Bush about Shields use of medication to overcome postpartum depression. When Bush asked, "Is she wrong?" Cruise responded, "I look at her life. Here is a woman, and I care about Brooke Shields because I think she is an incredibly talented women. You look at where has her career gone?" When Bush goes on to ask if he was saying she lost her career, Cruise said, "Well, you look at people. Look, is she happy? Is she really happy?"

Shields gave birth to her second daughter, Grier Hammond Henchy, thirteen days ago on April 18th at St. John's Health Center.

"Access Hollywood" is produced by NBC and distributed by NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. Rob K Silverstein is the executive producer.

Source: Access Hollywood Press Release