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Tom and Katie and Oprah enjoy a long goodbye at TomKat's Aspen "cottage" before O and Mr. Maverick lapse into repeating each other's every word. Yes, this is an incredible interview!

Oh, so that's why some people gave a flying fizz about Tom Cruise's opinion on postpartum depression. He used to just be the hot guy (with pretty decent acting chops) in the movies.

Day two of the star's sit-down with Oprah Winfrey—his first interview with the daytime queen since he flipped his lid for Katie Holmes—got down to business in honor of Cruise's 25th anniversary as a cinematic leading man.

With the down-to-earth, "real guy" stuff having been hashed out already at TomKat's Telluride, Colo., getaway last week, today's installment of The Oprah Winfrey Show featured taped kudos from Cruise's past costars (Renée Zellweger, Jamie Foxx, Dustin Hoffman, Dakota Fanning) and miscellaneous superstar pals (cuteness alert: Posh & Becks saw Jerry Maguire on the night of their first kiss, and their future neighbor later gave David Beckham his "you had me at hello" jacket—"and he hasn't taken it off since," Victoria said), as well as the star's own musings on a career well done.

Well, for the most part.

Some highlights:

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Tom Cruise went back to where it all began Friday.

We could mockingly lead you astray for pages and pages as to what that means, but you all know: The microscopically examined movie star sat down next to Oprah Winfrey today for the first time since…yeah, that.

And except for the fact that Cruise is now the remarried father of a 2-year-old daughter—who does, in fact, partly resemble him—with a recent flop under his belt rather than a box-office topper, not a whole lot has changed.

Speaking from the sanctity of Cruise and Katie Holmes' Telluride, Colo., manse on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the actor's breakthrough role in Risky Business, Oprah asked her pal about "the couch" and his relationship with Katie Holmes, Scientology and his beliefs, Brooke Shields, Matt Lauer and making movies.

This time, of course, she also got to ask about that in-house sonogram machine, whether he believes in God, whether Suri is his and whether—knowing that hindsight is 20/20—he would now think twice about putting his feet (not to mention his heart and soul) on the furniture.

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The cast of Sex and the City visits Oprah tomorrow, and though we prayed at our Birkin shrine that the gals would spill some secrets about the upcoming movie, their lips stayed tighter than a pair of half-size-too-small Manolo Blahniks (at least according to today's press release about the upcoming show).

In fact, the SATC cast tells Oprah the stuff we thought we did know might all be lies:

"We would go around and say this is some crazy dream sequence we're shooting today,” Sarah Jessica Parker tells Oprah. “We kept repeating this mantra to try and gaslight people a little bit."

Holy pratfall! Well, they don’t reveal any secrets, but at least the ladies are open about their private lives:

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For the second time this week, a South African court has postponed the alleged abuse trial of Virginia "Tiny" Mokgobo, the former dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls who has been slapped with a slew of assault and abuse charges stemming from her time at the school.

The case had been scheduled to kick off today, but the 27-year-old will now not go to trial until July 29, with the proceedings penciled to run through Aug. 1.

The trial hit its first snag on Monday, when Mokgobo's attorney requested a weeklong reprieve to give him more time to consult with his client. According to her lawyer, discrepancies over payment of her legal bills prevented them from adequately discussing the case.

If those attending The Oprah Winfrey Show next Wednesday are holding their breath in hopes of getting a bunch of Miss O's favorite things, they'll have to settle for a guy holding his breath.

Yes, David Blaine will (yawn) once again try to break the Guinness record for underwater breath holding during a live appearance on the talk-show queen’s program April 30.

As you may recall, the last time the so-called endurance artist tried but failed to pull off this stunt, he had just finished living under water for seven and a half days.  

Hmmm, it should be interesting to see how well he does in the face of Oprah's disappointed disciples when they realize they're not going home with a new car.