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Hollywood, CA (CNS) - Actress Eva Mendes reportedly may have checked herself into a rehab clinic in January to prepare herself for a new role where she plays a Spanish drug lord.

The actress checked herself into Utah’s Cirque Lodge to deal with “some personal issues,” her representative stated at the time.

Hollywood was shocked at the move, but now it seems there may have been more to her rehab stay than she let on.

We have now learned that the 30-year-old actress has landed a role alongside Josh Hartnett and Sir Ben Kingsley in a new movie “Queen of the South.” Mendes plays Teresa Mendoza, who flees to Spain from Mexico when her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered.

Hollywood is now speculating that Mendes may have been researching a role in rehab - a theory backed by leading acting coach John Kirby.

Kirby told Star Magazine, “It’s not unusual at all for an actor or actress to go to the extreme of checking into rehab to prepare for a character. In fact, I would encourage that for my students, because you want to fully immerse yourself in the role.”

Is Eva Mendes allergic to clothing? Here she is again getting nekkid… this time for Calvin Klein’s newest fragrance ‘Secret Obsession’.

The recently-rehabbed actress has set tongues wagging yet again with her flesh-baring campaign, which is already sounding alarm bells for network censors in America due to its provocative nature. (more…)

By Phillip McCarthy
February 24, 2005
Unlike your average Hollywood ingenue, Amber Valletta never had to waitress between screen auditions. But there’s a downside to that. She is probably a rare case of a rising star who is almost certainly taking a pay cut from her last job. (more…)

Eva Mendes—the gorgeous star of Training Day, Hitch, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Ghost Rider, and most recently the brilliant We Own the Night featuring Mark Wahlberg and our old friend Joaquin Phoenix—is also the new face of our winter anti-fur campaign. Once you’ve had a long look at this stunning new anti-fur ad, take a deep breath and check out what Eva had to say when she sat down with us for this PETA Files exclusive interview about what led her to speak out about the cruel treatment of animals in the fur industry: (more…)