Eva Mendes has been a target of the paparazzi for years, but she won't let it control her life. The actress knows fan perceptions are often shaped by what they read and hear - and those articles can be hurtful. Like one especially harsh piece she read about actress Nicole Kidman; where the writer claimed her star had tarnished. Mendes says that is only one opinion and a bad one at that. Click onto video for Eva Mendes defending the honor and talent of Nicole Kidman. Mendes currently stars ...

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