Last week I posted some pictures of Mario Lopez giving friend Eva Longoria a “Love” necklace, designed by Cartier. Turns out – it was all part of an elaborately staged prank.

It’s true that Eva Longoria-Parker and Mario Lopez are friends, but the Cartier necklace he gave her on March 6 is fake! In Touch can exclusively reveal that the pair were setting up a skit for Ashton Kutcher’s new reality show with a twist, Pop Fiction. In fact, a video crew even followed the friends to the Hornitos tequila-sponsored opening of Eva’s restaurant Beso later that night. The show picks up where Punk’d left off, with celebrities acting out fake scenes in front of paparazzi.

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Hmmm….

See the necklace close up after the jump!

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