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We break concrete; we throw dynamite; we figure it out. We arrive at the Grove, and Alba is in boss mode again. She questions the placement of the artwork and uses a rag to clean off a display. Her next stop is Sprinkles cupcakes, to confirm that gluten-free treats will be on hand at the opening party. Without missing a beat, she tosses down her purse and starts lugging the signs herself.

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The class-action lawsuit was brought in September, not June. A casual Starbucks-in-Soho juice-and-coffee date with Jessica and Haven with Honor in the back , pumpkin-spice lattes not included. Royal Watch Get the latest chatter, from Kensington Palace and beyond, straight to your inbox. Taking on another adventurous part, Alba co-starred in Into the Blue with Paul Walker and Scott Caan, as a diver who gets into trouble after discovering a sunken plane. Neither effort fared well with critics nor attracted much of an audience.

Continuing to branch out, Alba starred in The Eye , a remake of a Japanese horror film. She played a musician who receives an eye transplant, which produces some unwanted side effects. The actress remained busy, though many of her roles came as part of an ensemble cast or in lesser-known flicks. Alba went on to star in the action-comedy Barely Lethal , the spooky The Veil and the thriller Mechanic: Resurrection , though only the last made any noise at the box office.

She then made a long-awaited return to television in with L. Haven Garner followed on August 13, , before the couple had their first son, Hayes Alba, on December 31, We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.

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The Actress. Jessica Alba. Dixie Melonworth. Dixie Melonworth credit only. Girlfriend uncredited. Sophie uncredited. Jessica Simpson. I'm not out trying to make friends with people because they're famous. I have my own spiritual thing, but am not part of an organized religion. I think religion is very special and individual to each person. I don't need to be in the press or seen.

Just because I'm not in magazines or because I'm not in a movie doesn't mean I'm going away. It just means I have some sense of integrity.

Living in L. I don't care about fame, I don't care about being a celebrity. I know that's part of the job, but I don't feed into anyone's idea of who I should be. I used to come to Beverly Hills for auditions as a kid and think, "Why don't I live here? I wasn't given a whole lot in my life. I was on the bottom of the class system. But I got wisdom.

I never just did what people told me. I questioned everything. When I look back, it is really no surprise that I started working at From a very early age, I remember thinking that adults were always acting like assholes.

I couldn't understand why I had to respect them. My pre-school teacher forced me to write right-handed when I was left-handed. I didn't get why I had to change. Nobody could give me a reason. I have had a big problem with authority ever since. My parents were so young. My dad hates it when I talk about our past, about not having things, living with grandma, wearing thrift-store clothes, cutting coupons.

But I have no idea what I'm saying. I wasn't white. I was shunned by the Latin community for not being Latin enough.

My grandfather was the only one in our family to go to college. He made a choice not to speak Spanish in the house. He didn't want his kids to be different. It's not always so great to be objectified but I don't feel I have much of a choice right now. I'm young in my career. I know I have to strike when the iron is hot. I look forward to the day when I can do a small movie and act and it's not about me wearing a bathing suit or chaps.

One of the reasons why I chose not to be a devout Christian is because a lot of people gave me a lot of grief for just being a woman and made me feel ashamed for having a body because it tempted men.

I didn't understand what that meant because I was like, "God created this. I just didn't like the damsel-in-distress thing. I could relate to young girls wanting to see her take care of herself. And because I'm so good at action, I talked the writer and producer and director into throwing together a little fight sequence.

It ended up taking three more weeks to shoot it. But at least I'm not tied up and asleep until my knight in shining armor comes and saves me.

So I thought it was cool. My whole life, when I was growing up, not one race has ever accepted me. So I never felt connected or attached to any race specifically. I did grow up in a Mexican-American culture, but my mom [who's of French and Danish descent] was there the whole time. So, to say that I'm a Latin actress, OK, but it's not fitting; it would be insincere.

If you're going to look genetically, I'm actually less Latin than Cameron Diaz , whose father is from Cuba. But she's not getting called a Latin actress because she's got blond hair and blue eyes. The movies that I do are usually physically demanding in one way or another.

It's a good way to keep your health on track. Especially when you've been on-set for 14 hours, it's nice to relieve that stress in another way than having to rely on a big meal and wine.

Thank you to the fans. I do movies for you. Practice safe sex and drive hybrids if you can. My first kiss was when I was 7, and it was scandalous because he was 10! I only did it so he would pick me on our neighborhood baseball team. And at the time, I thought it was great, but then it sucked because he didn't even pick me! Men's magazines have nipples so why don't women have a magazine where men show their penises?

There's Playgirl but not a fashion magazine like Elle. If there was a magazine like that I'd buy it. Nudity's not a big deal to me.

I've said I won't go naked in any of my movies, because I don't want to. But that doesn't mean I don't want to see other people strip off!

It's porn [ Good Luck Chuck ]. There were all these actresses who got conned into being completely naked. Some were strippers, probably. But every day when I was done, I ran away. I was like, "Bye". As long as they didn't disrespect me, I could give a rat's butt. It's probably the most influential thing that I've ever had. Thank god for Dark Angel Getting a blessing by James Cameron to star in his first television show. Really, the first thing he did after Titanic was hire me.

To me, box office is the most important thing. If the movie makes money, then I'm fine. My theory is that if you look confident, you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing. I'd go to a bar and all these Arab Princes and much older men would want to buy me a drink - I'm talking guys in their 80s!