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Tom Cruise takes his ‘Mission’ to Mexico
Actor says claims he ate newborn daughter’s placenta ‘ridiculous’
 Marco Ugarte / AP Tom Cruise turns the camera on the media before the start of a news conference in Mexico City on Monday. Cruise is in Mexico to promote his new film, Mission Impossible III. |
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MEXICO CITY - Tom Cruise whipped off his sunglasses with flair and flashed a winning smile as he greeted a hotel ballroom packed with journalists in Mexico’s capital.
His mission: to promote his new film, “Mission: Impossible III,” which opens in theaters Friday.
“We really wanted a story that’s going to leave the audience feeling emboldened and empowered when they leave the theater,” the 43-year-old actor said Monday.
His fiancee, 27-year-old Katie Holmes, gave birth last month in Los Angeles to the couple’s first child, a daughter named Suri.
“The hours go by so quickly as I just stare at her,” Cruise said of spending time with his newborn.
When a reporter asked about a widely circulated comment Cruise made in an interview with GQ magazine about eating his child’s placenta, Cruise laughed and said, “That’s ridiculous.”
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When he was done fielding questions, Cruise came down from the stage and mingled with journalists. At one point he produced a small digital camera and snapped some pictures of those jockeying for position to photograph him.
Cruise starred in 1996’s “Mission: Impossible,” directed by Brian De Palma, and 2000’s “Mission: Impossible II,” directed by John Woo.
This latest installment was directed by J.J. Abrams, creator of the TV series “Lost” and “Alias.”
“He’s a sensational filmmaker. I wanted a J.J. Abrams’ ‘Mission: Impossible,”’ Cruise said.
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