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July 29, 2002 - Anonymous writes "Enrique Iglesias autographed a t-shirt sporting the logos of both his charity, UFA/KIDZCARE and his US Fan Club, US4EI, knowing it would be auctioned off for the above charity. The auction ended Thursday evening and brought in a final bid of $332.50. Both organizations are very pleased with the results. Romero Britto, a well known artist has donated his talents and the UFA/US4EI shirts have a new look as of Friday. Rumor has it, Mr. Iglesias will be signing the Britto T's for upcoming auctions. For more info on purchasing the new Britto design check out us4ei.com." 

July 26, 2002 - The latest pop star coming in on The Mirror's 100 Most Irritating People list is Enrique Iglesias at #92. The 3AM gossip girls write, "With his beanie hats and his tedious on-off romance with 'tennis' star Anna Kournikova, it's clear the heartthrob has something of an image problem. Every time the Latino hunk flies into London he is escorted by a ridiculously large entourage of bodyguards. He really isn't that big." Read more.

July 26, 2002 - Enrique Iglesias posted an update for fans on his official site Thursday saying, "What’s up guys, it’s been awhile but I’m back! I just finished recording my new video for 'Mentiroso' this week in Miami Beach. It should be out in a few weeks. I hope you guys like it! In August I’m going to go overseas for a few shows and I hope to see you guys there. Other than that I have just been putting the final touches on 'Quizas' which will be out on September 17th. Thanks to all of you guys for voting and keeping 'Don’t Turn Off the Lights' on TRL. See you guys soon."

July 25, 2002 - AOL Box Office will have exclusive presales for Enrique Iglesias' upcoming Fall tour. Every week that new shows go onsale, you can use AOL to purchase tickets early to his show. Presales will run from 4 pm Wednesday until 10 pm Thursday each week, and will be accessible at AOL Keyword "Box Office." You can visit aolboxoffice.com to see this weeks available presales.

July 23, 2002 - Enrique Iglesias was nominated for Best Male Video (Hero) and Viewer's Choice (Hero) for this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Read all the nominations here.

July 23, 2002 - The New York Post spoke with Britney Spears' rep on the controversy surrounding her new song 'My Love Was Always There' that seems to be duped from Enrique Iglesias' 'Escape' cut titled 'Maybe'. It appears that the producer may be to blame though. "I have not heard Britney's song, so I have no coment," said Lisa Kateler. "The songs have the same feel, but they are not the same song. Both Britney and Enrique worked with the same producer, Steve Morales." Read more.

July 22, 2002 - The Sun reports reports source at Enrique Iglesias’ label Interscope is weighing in on the controversy about Britney Spears apparently lifting his track 'Maybe' with her new song 'My Love Was Always There', which she has been performing during her 'Dream Within A Dream' tour. "Enrique heard the track and recognised it straight away. The lyrics are almost exactly the same and the piano melody is identical. It’s a joke. He’s not really angry, just puzzled as to how someone so big could go about copying him so blatantly." Read more.

July 22, 2002 - You can listen to Enrique Iglesias' new song 'Mentiroso' (Liar) at Univision's website. The song is the first single off Enrique's new Spanish album which will be released on September 17th. There is a regular and mariachi version. Check it out here.

July 20, 2002 - MTV's Total Request Live listed the dates on Enrique Iglesias' new tour while 'Don't Turn Off The Lights' played on the countdown. Read here for those dates, which begin September 3rd in Montreal.

July 18, 2002 - Dees Sleaze reports Enrique Iglesias shares the same taste in women as his dad Julio. Apparently Julio has been hitting on his son's girlfriend Anna Kournikova whenever Enrique brings her around. He says she's like a wild animal you just want to tame. They also went in detail on Julio's claim that he's bedded 3,000 women. Listen to the full report here.

July 17, 2002 - Fans at Enrique's official forum are in an uproar about the "new song" that Britney has been singing at her concerts and claiming that she wrote. The song entitled 'My Love Was Always There is almost a carbon copy of Enrique's song 'Maybe' from his album 'Escape'. There are obviously similarities in the lyrics. Read more.

July 14, 2002 - Last Wednesday, the Platinum Europe Awards were held in Brussels. Every music artist who has sold more than a million albums in Europe received one of the awards. The list of winners included Madonna, Enrique Iglesias and the Backstreet Boys. Read more.

July 11, 2002 - Enrique Iglesias will release his first all-Spanish language album in five years on September 17th on Universal Latino. The first single from the album, 'Mentiroso' (which means "liar"), goes to radio on July 22nd. Read more.

July 10, 2002 - The Sun reports bookies are giving odds of 10-1 that Enrique Iglesias will wed Anna Kournikova before the end of the year. Still, those are much better odds than Anna winning her first tennis major, as they offer 200-1 odds that she'll win the US Open tennis tournament later this year. 

July 10, 2002 - Sally Cowan of the Enrique Iglesias UK Fanclub reviewed Enrique Iglesias' performance at Party in the Park at Hyde Park in London on Sunday. Cowan writes, "Enrique, of course, was as amazing as usual. He seemed a bit unsure of the audience at first, especially because he came on after show-stoppers Wyclef and Blue. He sang Love To See You Cry first, and there wasn't a huge audience reaction because most people don't know the song yet – of course the Enrique fans were going nuts, jumping around and singing along in really loud voices. He came right over to our side of the stage and I'm not sure if he saw us in the sea of faces but I was told that he definitely did see the banner, so I'm sure he was pleased to know that his fans were there to support him in this audience of 100,000 people with diverse musical tastes. Of course, one thing Enrique knows how to do is get the audience going, and it wasn't long before he had them in the palm of his hand and singing along with him." Read more.

July 9, 2002 - Melanie Brown of the Enrique Iglesias UK Fan Club wrote her review of Iglesias at the Harrods July Sale opening in London on July 3rd. Brown writes, "All in all, the opening of the Harrods sale is a great success. Although the naturally shy Enrique appears uncomfortable with a lot of the attention and the ceremonial pomp, he knows it is a great honour to have been invited to this important event in London's social calendar, and he manages to show the British public that he is both a polite gentleman and a fun-loving kid." Read more.

July 9, 2002 - Lori Reese of Entertainment Weekly spoke with Samantha Mumba. When asked who she'd like to do a duet with, Samantha revealed, "Enrique Iglesias. I mean, have you seen him in person? Six feet tall, beautiful bright eyes! And Lenny Kravitz -- he's gorgeous." Read more.

July 9, 2002 - The Sun reports Enrique Iglesias and girlfriend Anna Kournikova kept guests at the plush Four Seasons in London up all night while enjoying a loud session of lovemaking. A hotel insider revealed, "They were so noisy. I could hear Anna screaming and it sounded like cries of pleasure. Another guest several doors down the corridor complained twice about the noise and there were complaints by people in the next room and also from the room below. People were calling the reception until past four in the morning." Read more.

July 9, 2002 - Following Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova's night of passion before Anna's Wimbledon loss of the the weekend, the pair again caused chaos at Party in the Park when the pair showed up just minutes before his scheduled perfomance. A source revealed, "Organisers were really worried Enrique was not going to show. They went to great lengths to accommodate him and his massive entourage." Iglesias also played the part of the male diva, "Despite his room being bigger and better than everyone else's, he didn't seem happy. He looked tired and unimpressed." In fact Iglesias had demanded the largest dressing room. Read more.

July 9, 2002 - News of the World reports Enrique Iglesias and girlfriend Anna Kournikova drank champagne cocktails and kissed at a late night redezvous at Mayfair Club the night before Anna second loss at the Wimbledon. One clubgoer says, "There was a lot of smooching and cuddling going on. Enrique was all over her, with his hands wandering in and out of her dress. Staff who had to serve them drinks were very embarrassed." The pair spent the night together and perhaps the lack of sleep led to her loss the next day.

July 8, 2002 - The Capital FM website, LFI, and WireImage.com have a ton of photos from Sunday's Party in the Park at Hyde Park in London. Amongst the performers was Will Young, Atomic Kitten, Michelle Branch, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Liberty X, Mis-Teeq, Blue, Gareth Gates, Shakira, A1, The Calling, Wyclef, Enrique Iglesias, Natalie Imbruglia, Beverly Knight, Bryan Adams, Westlife, and Queen. Check out the pictures from Capital FM here and LFI, which includes photos of Anna Kournikova backstage watching her boyfriend Enrique performing, here. Also, check out the WireImage.com pictures here.

July 7, 2002 - Popbitch.com reports Enrique Iglesias has constantly been wearing beanie hats to hide a bald patch. Another measure taken is the careful lighting on his videos which ensures a shadowing across his forehead. One of his stylists reports that the singer sometimes even has to wear a toupee.

July 6, 2002 - A portion of Enrique Iglesias' new video for 'Love To See You Cry' has been posted on the Universal Records German site. Check out the 90 second clip of the video not released in America here.

July 6, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova shared a hotel room at central London hotel on Wednesday. Anna didn't leave the hotel until 7:30 am the next morning, enjoying a night that perhaps helped her to win her Wimbledon women’s doubles quarter-final match on Thursday.

July 6, 2002 - Capital FM in London will have a live webcast of this Sunday's Party in the Park which will feature performances by a1, Atomic Kitten, Blue, Beverley Knight, Bryan Adams, The Calling, Darren Hayes, Enrique Iglesias, Gareth Gates, Ja Rule & Ashanti, Liberty X, Lighthouse Family, Mis-Teeq, Michelle Branch, Natalie Imbruglia, Queen, Shaggy & Rayvon, Shakira, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Westlife, Will Young, and Wyclef Jean. Check out the webcast on Sunday (London time) here.

July 5, 2002 - Fans on Enrique Iglesias' official message board posted additional pictures and a story on his visit to Harrods on Wednesday. Enrique said while at the store, "This is my first time in Harrods. What amazes me is how huge this place is. There is nothing quite like it in Spain." Check out the rest of the report and photos more.

July 4, 2002 - Billy Masters of Filth2go.com hears that Enrique Iglesias took a meeting with Playgirl publishers where he was offered close to $100,000 to post 'semi-nude'. While he didn't accept the offer, he does have an interest and wants to know exactly how nude is 'semi-nude.'

July 4, 2002 - LFI has photos of Enrique Iglesias officially opening the Harrods Summer Sale today in London with the help of pop group Liberty X and Harrods Chairman Mohamed al Fayed, who later took them on a tour of the world famous department store. Check out the pictures here. 

July 3, 2002 - Launch.com spoke with Enrique Iglesias recently and asked the singer about the success of his currently album 'Escape' and what makes it such a popular album. "You know what? It's a combination of so many different styles," he explained. "I had the chance to work with so many different people on this album--young people, that a lot of them are not even known, but they're so enthusiastic and so aggressive." Read more.

July 2, 2002 - A pop related blind item in the latest Movieline magazine asks, "He has a squeaky clean image as an athletic and energetic hunk. His concerts are vibrant and he always seems alive and alert. But when then international singing sex god meets the press, he's far more amped up. Whenever he shows up for interviews he's worn out, boring and, worst of all, so stoned out of his head he can barely answer even the simplest of questions. Word is that he's always dazed and confused because his best friend is a drug dealer and there's always plenty of green stuff in the green room."

July 2, 2002 - Anna Kournikova's rumored fling with Enrique Iglesias may have cooled as the New York Daily News reports her on-off boyfriend and Detroit Red Wings star Sergei Federov was spotted celebrating her 21st birthday and comforted her in England after her first round Wimbledon loss.

July 1, 2002 - Well most of talk TV is in reruns this week though Live with Regis And Kelly isn't and on Thursday, July 4th, Enrique Iglesias will be their guests. On Friday, Jennifer Lopez AND Ben Affleck will be on -- that one should be interesting, given all the rumors that the two are a couple.

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