Hey, Professor Alice Mark

Rumors abounded last week that Tom Cruise wanted to hoover his newborn’s afterbirth. After our gossip sources ruefully reported the story was a “joke,” FM turned to a Harvard Medical School professor to determine whether Maverick was missing out.

Hey, Professor Alice Mark, Harvard Medical School instructor and Obstetrics and Gynecology physician at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, should Tom Cruise have eaten his child’s placenta?

“My guess is that Tom is pretty well nourished, doesn’t need to hide the baby from predators, and he doesn’t need pain control, so there is not much reason to.”