Katie Holmes rail thin following filing for divorce from Tom Cruise

New York, July 7 (ANI): Katie Holmes may have said that she was doing fine earlier, but photos show that the strain of her divorce from husband of five years, Tom Cruise, is taking its toll on her shrinking frame.

The 33-year-old actress has put on a brave face as she's been spotted leaving her Chelsea home, but, on Thursday, her backless halterneck blouse revealed a rail-thin figure.

The divorce battle took another malicious turn after Cruise's powerhouse attorney Bert Fields accused Holmes' team of "playing the media".

"We are letting 'the other side' play the media until they wear everyone out and then we'll have something to say," the New York Post quoted him as telling BBC.

"It's not Tom's style to do this publicly. He's really sad about what's happening," he had said.

Meanwhile, panicked Scientology chiefs have shot off a letter to their followers urging them to "fight back" against attacks on the religion following the former Hollywood A-list couple's split.

The email, posted on the blog of former Scientologist Marty Rathbun, is written by Daniele Lattanzi, who Rathbun said works for the Office of Special Affairs, "the propaganda arm of Scientology ."

It advises followers on how to censor and hit back at negative comments against the religion on the web. (ANI)