According to the latest gossip, Eva Mendes has reportedly been keeping her ex-boyfriend in her life, but she is definitely not treating him like an alpha dog anymore.

Today, Radar Online reported that Mendes is still in contact with her ex George Augusto, who the website says dated Mendes for over a decade. A source told the gossip site that he now works as a sort of assistant for Mendes and manages some of her business-related errands.

Augusto was rumored to not be happy with a recent assignment, however.

"She asked him to look after [Ryan Gosling's] dog while the couple traveled," a source told Radar Online. "George was humiliated when he was suddenly handed a list of instructions about how to take care of the dog by one of Ryan's assistants."

Mendes has been dating Gosling since 2011. Still, the rumor claims that Mendes saw no problem in having her old boyfriend take care of her new boyfriend's pet, who coincidentally is also named George. The source claims that Augusto did not know this until Gosling's assistants began teaching him how to properly dogsit.

Augusto was reportedly not thrilled about the arrangement, which supposedly attacked his pride, but kept mum "because he's desperate to keep his job with Eva."

"He's politely informed Eva that he won't be taking care of 'the other George' ever again," the source continued.

Neither Mendes, nor Augusto, nor Gosling have commented on the rumor.

Mendes will star in the upcoming film How To Catch a Monster, which was written and directed by her boyfriend, Gosling. Mendes describes the movie as a "dark fairy tale."

"It's a beautiful, beautiful film," Mendes told E!. "He really created the most beautiful, collaborative, creative atmosphere on set. I know I'm bias ... He's the best [as the boss]. It's a perfect ship."

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