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IMDB reported today that the scene involving Asian actress Bai Ling have been removed from the final print of Revenge of the Sith. Speculation surrounds the issue that it may have been because the actress is also due to appear topless in the June edition of Playboy magazine.

"I just found out that my part has been completely cut out of the upcoming 'Star Wars' movie. I do not know what happened," Ling said. "I posed for Playboy and it may have been doing that which upset [director] George Lucas. I did not know when 'Star Wars' was going to be released when my manager came to me and said that Playboy wanted me to pose topless. I did not know that Playboy was going to come out the same time as 'Star Wars.' I saw them as separate projects. I see the human body as beautiful and not pornographic, but maybe the 'Star Wars' producers did not see what I did. I am in shock." New York Post

The reason her scene was cut because she was appearing nude in Playboy is speculation however. A LucasFilm spokeswoman told the New York Post that Ling's sole scene was cut more than a year ago stating, "It was just one scene".

On a positive note, Bai Ling is going to appear TOPLESS in PLAYBOY!!!

Thank you CityOnFire for the heads up.