'Star Wars' appears on Playboy cover

Chinese actress Bai Ling, who told her fans she was cast in "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" has posed for this month's Playboy.

Ling said she would play Senator Bana Breemu, a tattooed, skimpily clad character in the final "Star Wars" movie, however, she is almost non-existent in the movie, reported MTV.com Friday.

"I think you have to use binoculars, and it's like green when you see me," said the actress, who added she shot a great deal more for the movie than what was actually used.

"George Lucas has all the rights to change it, cut it, for whatever reason he wants to, but I believe it's for the artistic reason, because he's an artist."

There has been some speculation that the scenes of Ling were cut after she posed with a suggestive lightsaber on Playboy's cover, beneath the words "Star Wars' Sexy Alien."

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