Yikes! That sounds horrible but I'm pretty sure it's one of those things where he was joking and they just figured the interviewer thought he'd get a story out of it. As much as I hate Cruise, I don't believe this one for a second.

GQ Reports - The actor, 43 — who wants her to give birth in silence according to his Scientology cult rules — said: “I’m gonna eat the placenta, too.
“I thought that would be good. Very nutritious. I’m going to eat the cord and the placenta right there.”