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- Eva Mendes responded on Instagram to a fan who suggested she had “work done.”
- Mendes said she’s been off social media to spend more time with her family.
- Mendes took a social media hiatus after her daughter told her she spent too much time on the phone.
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No, Eva Mendes has not stepped back from social media to get “work done.”
The “Hitch” actress swatted away plastic surgery rumors in the comment section of her latest Instagram photo. Mendes on Saturday returned to Instagram with a birthday post for a friend and took a moment to reply to her followers’ comments.
When one Instagram account questioned why Mendes was posting less frequently, ET Online reported that another use chimed with a now-deleted comment.
“She’s had work done and I don’t think she’s happy with it.. she was beautiful without,” the deleted comment read.
Mendes replied to the first question, saying “I’m actually taking time to really be present with my family so posting is not really a priority right now.”
She then addressed speculation that her absence from social media was because she got "work done."
"I'm not sure why I'm answering you but here I go," wrote Mendes.
"I'm posting less because I really want to be present for my family. My little ones need me and posting takes up too much time. As far as getting work done, I'll do that whenever I please. But no, that's not the reason," Mendes wrote.
She added that she "personally cannot juggle family and social media. So -big shocker -I choose family. Lotsa love to you out there."
Mendes has two daughters, six-year-old Esmeralda Amada and four-year-old Amanda Lee, with Ryan Gosling. The couple met while filming the 2011 "The Place Beyond the Pines."
Following her response, fans in the comment section came to her defense and applauded her for taking the time off.
"Thanks for getting it. Some people can juggle both and that's great but I can't," Mendes wrote to a fan.
"Anyway speaking of not being able to juggle both, need to go be with them now. They're in the other room and being too quiet. That's never good," she added.
This month, Mendes revealed in an Instagram post that one of her daughters inspired her to unplug.
"I haven't posted lately because my little one told me I was on the phone too much," wrote Mendes.
"I could tell she was taking it personally," she wrote. "And she's a kid, of course she'd take it personally. They take things personally unless we go out of our way to make it clear to them it's not personal."
Mendes said they "had a good talk, I apologized and I promised her I'd be mindful. I realized that just because I'm always home with them doesn't mean I'm always present."
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