Holmes sex scene cut

Pagesix.com reports that the movie based on a novel by Christopher Buckley has Holmes in the role of an investigative reporter and Eckhart as a tobacco lobbyist.

The sex scene was present when the movie was screened at the Toronto Film Festival last year, but removed for the screening at the Sundance Film Festival. Rumours are swirling that Holmes' fianc Tom Cruise has something to do with this.

A spokesperson for Fox Searchlight did not seem to be aware of the cut. She says: "It has never been altered. It will absolutely be released with that scene. We don't know what happened, but we are looking into it."

But when director Jason Reitman was asked about the missing scene he joked and said it had been lost in a 'technical glitch'.

He then added: "If you want to see a sex scene with Katie Holmes, rent 'The Gift'."

Holmes appeared topless in the 2000 movie.