A spokeswoman for Fox Searchlight said: "It has never been altered. It will be released with that scene. We don't know what happened, but we're looking into it."
The scene between Holmes, who plays an investigative reporter, and Aaron Eckhart, who plays a tobacco lobbyist, was conspicuous by at his absence at the film’s premier at the Sundance Festival.
When asked about rumours that Cruise had ordered its removal director Jason Reitman he joked that it had been lost in a "technical glitch" during a reel change.
“Thank You for Smoking” is released nationwide tomorrow.
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Digital Spy, Female First, Thu 15 Jun 2006 at 11:50am
