The actress, star of Sin City, Fantastic Four and Into the Blue, did not appreciate the way her photo was used. According to her, the photo suggests that she posed nude or semi-nude.
Alba has asked that Playboy stop distributing the magazine and provide her with a "monetary settlement" for its unauthorized commercial use of her image.
The photo used by Playboy is a promotional photo from the movie Into the Blue.
The producer of the movie from Columbia Pictures has stated in a letter that it was "outrageous, unethical behaviour utilised by Playboy personnel to obtain phtoographs."