The actress was attending the first screening of her new movie, Machete at the opening night of the 67th Venice Film Festival.
Alba plays a US Customs agent in the violent action flick, which also stars Lindsay Lohan, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Segal and Robert DeNiro.
Speaking of Lindsay, we’ve heard from our excellently placed source that the troubled actress was banned from attending Machete’s premiere in Los Angeles last week.
“She wasn't welcome there,” said a source and co-director Robert Rodriguez was apparently phoning around making sure she didn't show up. Yikes, that’s gotta hurt…