Holmes denies Chris Klein baby rumours

Actress Katie Holmes has dismissed a US tabloid's claim she secretly fell pregnant with ex-fiance Chris Klein's baby.

The 'Batman Begins' beauty - who is now married to Tom Cruise - dated the 'American Pie' star for five years, but split from the actor in early 2005. Weeks after their break-up, Holmes began dating Cruise and the couple welcomed baby daughter Suri in April 2006, before marrying in Rome, Italy in November that year.

But a close pal of Klein's recently claimed to the National Enquirer that Suri wasn't the first child Holmes had conceived - even hinting the 29-year-old had undergone an abortion.

The friend told the publication: "Shortly after his (Klein's) relationship with Katie ended, Chris and I had a heart-to-heart.

"We were having dinner at Cafeteria, a restaurant in New York's Chelsea district, when Chris blurted out: 'Dude, you know I got Katie preggers.'

"There was a long silence. I realised Chris had said more than he had intended. My next thought was: 'What happened to the baby?' (But) from the look in Chris' eyes, I realised this was highly personal. I didn't want to probe any further."

But a spokesperson for Holmes insists there is no truth to the allegations, branding the Enquirer's story "false", reports MSNBC.