Actress Eva Mendes Checks Into Rehab

By Sarah Vasques
20:38, February 1st 2008
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Actress Eva Mendes Checks Into Rehab

The star of “Training Day” and “Hitch”, Eva Mendes has checked for rehab in Cirque Lodge drug and alcohol treatment centre in Sundance, Utah.

Her rep said for People.com that the 33-year-old movie star, “has been working hard for the past year and made a positive decision to take some much-needed time off to proactively attend to some personal issues that, while not critical, she felt deserved some outside professional support”

Eva Mendes’ rep declined to elaborate further about the problem the actress is dealing with.

Cirque Lodge provides alcohol rehab and drug rehab treatment services at two main facilities: the Lodge and the Studio. According to Cirque Lodge’s website the Lodge is a private substance abuse mountain retreat while the drug treatment center at the Studio is located near the base of Mount Timpanogos and the mouth of Provo Canyon.

Eva Mendes, an actress of Cuban-American background, is also known for her role in "We Own the Night", in which she played with Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg and Robert Duvall.

This fall, Eva Mendes will star with Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Debra Messing and Jada Pinkett-Smith in “The Women” and she will appear in the fantasy thriller, "The Spirit," directed by "Sin City" and "300" creator Frank Miller.

Eva Mendes decision was announced after today Calvin Klein said that she will be featured in an upcoming Calvin Klein Fragrances advertising campaign, which will debut this fall.

Eva Mendes has a long-standing relationship with the house of Calvin Klein and has been wardrobed by Calvin Klein. She also worked with the Creative Director, Francisco Costa, for events such as The CFDA Fashion Awards, The Whitney Art Party, and Fashion Rocks.



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