Brooke Shields says Tom Cruise 'eventually apologized' for his 'ridiculous rant' about her use of antidepressants but adds, 'It wasn’t the world’s best apology.'

In her new book Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed To Get Old ( via E! ), the actress says she was “gobsmacked” by Cruise’s decision to call her out. She would eventually write a New York Times op-ed criticizing Cruise for making statements about a condition he could not experience.

Nearly two decades after Tom Cruise publicly criticized Brooke Shields for using antidepressants to treat her postpartum depression, Shields is looking back on his “ridiculous” attack. In her new memoir,

In her new memoir, Shields recalled an interview in which Cruise "disparaged" her in a "ridiculous rant" during his appearance on Today in 2005

It wasn’t the world’s best apology, but it’s what he was capable of, and I accepted it,” the “Suddenly Susan” alum wrote in her new memoir.

In Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old, the actress details the most memorable moments on her road to empowerment and embracing her age.

Brooke Shields revealed what went down with Tom Cruise after his infamous rant about her in 2005. For context, back in the mid-'00s, Brooke published a memoir called Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression.