"He came over to my house and he gave me a heartfelt apology," Shields, 41, said on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Friday night. "He apologized for bringing me into the whole thing and for everything that happened."
Cruise, 44, had criticized Shields on NBC's "Today" show for taking anti-depressants for postpartum depression following the birth of her first child. His comments echoed the teachings of his Scientology religion.
But Shields, who wrote a book, "Down Came the Rain," about her struggle, had previously dismissed Cruise's remarks as a "ridiculous rant" and a "disservice to mothers everywhere."
Yet she told Leno she accepted the apology. "Through it all, I was so impressed with how heartfelt it was," she said. "I didn't feel at any time that I had to defend myself, nor did I feel that he was trying to convince me of anything other than the fact that he was deeply sorry. And I accepted it."
Cruise's spokesman confirmed the celebrities had made up - though he took the chance to further knock psychiatric drug use.
"It is true that his friendship with Ms. Shields has been mended," flack Arnold Robinson said, adding that Cruise "has not changed his position on anti-depressants."
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