SMOKING NOT

A steamy love scene between Katie Holmes and Aaron Eckhart was mysteriously excised from the version of Thank You for Smoking that was screened at the Sundance Film Festival, fueling buzz that Tom Cruise may have wielded his considerable clout to snuff the footage of his prepregnancy fiancée. According to the New York Post, a studio rep says, "We don't know what happened, but we're looking into it," then insists the film "will absolutely be released with that scene" — or, just maybe, replaced with the volleyball scene from Top Gun.