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Eva Mendes wowed the crowd at Macy’s 150th Birthday Celebration Gala in New York. The actress opted for a Michael Kors red frock and Kara Ross jewels.

Obama-backer Bening pillories PalinBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Actress Annette Bening thinks the Republican party is practicing "bizarre" politics if it seriously believes that the naming of Alaska governor Sarah Palin as John McCain's vice-presidential running mate will win over large numbers of former Hillary Clinton supporters. Bening, a prominent member of the Hollywood liberal elite, made her comments at a news conference promoting her latest film, The Women, which opens Sept. 12. "I think it's exciting to see a woman chosen to be on a major ticket," Bening said. "But the idea that people, who voted for Hillary, who tend...

American actress Eva Mendes, who had jetted off to Australia for the 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty festival, was irked when her risque appearance in a Calvin Klein fragrance ad was cut off for showing too much skin. In the ad, Mendes could be seen naked and rolling about on a bed, which revealed too much to suit the conservative US audiences. "I''m completely American, I was born and raised in America and I love it but I think we are too quick to censor nudity," the Daily Telegraph quoted her as telling fashion editor Jen Melocco.

If U.S. network censors banned the Secret Obsession scent ad campaign, will they ban the Calvin Klein Underwear ad, where Eva is also semi-nude?