The Truth About Tom Cruise

A silent birth

In Scientology, the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard explain that in childbirth, “everyone attending the birth should refrain from spoken words as much as possible.” The explanation for this states that “any words spoken are recorded in the reactive mind and can have an aberrative effect on the mother and the child.”

This theory was something that Tom Cruise allegedly took very seriously and wanted it to be upheld during Suri’s birth. However, when asked about the practice, Tom explained “It’s basically just respecting the mother, you know, and helping to be quiet — not the mother. The mother makes as much noise…you know, she’s going through it, but why have other people make noise? You know, you want that area very calm and to make it very special.”