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October 28, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Anna Kournikova is fueling speculation that she is engaged to Enrique Iglesias after she was spotted showing off a mega-size rectangular rock on her ring finger at Light (Bellagio) on Friday in the company of Light co-owner Andrew Sasson. Hard Rock's Harry Morton, and others. A Saudi prince offered to send over a bottle of Crystal Rose, but Anna graciously declined.

October 27, 2002 - Enrique Iglesias performed a concert in Romania that was all playback a while back. The sneaky sound guys recorded his real voice from the microphone output. Check out the entire performance of 'Rhythm Devine', which famously landed Enrique on the Howard Stern show to prove he could really sing, here.

October 24, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Enrique Iglesias performance at The Staples Center in Los Angeles with Soluna on Tuesday (October 22). Check out the pictures here.

October 23, 2002 - A former fan of Enrique Iglesias shared her heartbreaking story of meeting the Latin hearthrob in Las Vegas over the weekend, where he ignored his two fans as a minder ushered them away in plain sight of the singer. Read more.

October 22, 2002 - A fan at Enrique Iglesias' official message board has posted a couple photos from the singer's concert in Las Vegas on Saturday at the MGM Grand, including one of him showing his backside. Check them out here.

October 22, 2002 - WENN reports Lionel Ritchie set a few ground rules for his duet with Enrique Iglesias on 'To Love a Woman'. "We had to find a title for two guys to be singing a love song," Richie laughed. "I said we can't hug each other or hold hands. We can't even touch ourselves. We had to find something appropriate for us two guys."

October 22, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Enrique Iglesias and girlfriend Anna Kournikova were spotted partying in a skybox at Rain, the Palms nightclub, on Saturday after his show at MGM Grand.

October 20, 2002 - Doug Elfman of the Las Vegas Review Journal caught up with Enrique Iglesias and Paulina Rubio ahead of their show at the MGM Grand Garden arena tonight. Enrique admits, "I lie all the time." He explains, "It's a way of protecting anything that's private in my life." Iglesias further states, "For me, it's always embarrassing when you see celebrities or entertainers spill out all their life, or their problems, in public. If you got in a fight with your father, or your mother, or your girlfriend, or whoever it is that's close to you, wouldn't it be embarrassing to talk exactly why you're in a fight?" Read more.

October 19, 2002 - Entertainment Tonight gave Enrique Iglesias a sneak peak at his finished photos for the new anti-drug calendar for DKNY Jeans which were taken by legendary photographer Herb Ritts. "Nice. Very nice," Enrique said of his photos. "They capture my essence, yes."

October 18, 2002 - The Enrique Iglesias interview in the October issue of Jane magazine has been posted. Asked about what he's been doing lately, Enrique talked about doing photo shoots, which isn't something he looks forward to. "I hate photo shoots," he admits. "I hate posing and being told by the photographer [ in fake pretentious voice ], 'Oh, yeah, smile, or do this face, or do this ….' Shut up. Take the picture. There’s only one thing I like in my job, making music. The rest sucks." Read the entire interview here.

October 17, 2002 - Enrique Iglesias, The Calling frontman Alex Band, and MTV VJ Quddus are amongst those featured in the the 2003 DKNY Jeans "What's Your Anti-Drug?" celebrity calendar, with photos shot by Herb Ritts. Check out photos from the calendar and more here.

October 17, 2002 - Enrique Iglesias checked in with fans on his official website last Friday saying, "Hi guys It's Enrique, I'm in Mexico on tour. It's been a great week so far. There is a rumor going around that I was in an accident. Well guess what? I wasn't, I'm fine, and looking forward to seeing all of you. I get back to the states next week. See you all soon." Technically, he's right, his van just got stuck, at least that is what the photos and Mexican press showed.

October 14, 2002 - The Miami Herald reports Enrique Iglesias will unveil a new designer disk for AOL's new Version 8.0 service on Tuesday. The design will by inspired by Miami Beach and the disk will benefit KIDZCare, a group that supports children and adolescents infected and affected by HIV and AIDS and their families. Read more.

October 10, 2002 - More details and photos from Elnorte.com on Enrique Iglesias' auto accident on his way to the Fundidora Park show in Monterrey, Mexico. Rain and rush hour caused road congestion and a television truck approached Enrique's van for an interview. Apparently the TV truck blocked the road for Enrique, forcing them to turn around. The TV truck chased them, and Enrique's van got caught in the mud, almost turning over. Enrique at first didn't want to exit the van, but agreed when told the van was stuck. Read more.

October 10, 2002 - El Universal Online reports Enrique Iglesias was involved in a truck accident in Monterrey that almost resulted in a roll-over. Enrique was unhurt, was transferred to another vehicle, and was able to perform Wednesday at the Audience Fundidora Park. Read more.

October 10, 2002 - According to a posting on Enrique Iglesias' official site, the singer has gotten on the bad side with some of the media in Mexico after it was learned he requested 10 rooms at the hotel he is staying at for himself and his entourage. He also asked that none of the workers at the hotel bother him during his stay. Read more.

October 10, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Enrique Iglesias at a press conference before his concert in Mexico yesterday at the Mexico City National Auditorium. Check out the pictures here. Check out more pictures posted on his official message board here.

October 10, 2002 - WENN reports Enrique Iglesias is trying to cut his bad habit of late night eating at McDonald's. "I eat McDonald's drive-through at least three times a week and I eat at like three or four in the morning," he admits. "You get so hungry at night, so you eat, then you go to sleep and wake up with the worst feeling." Don't look for any ad deals involving McDonald's and Enrique anytime soon.

October 10, 2002 - Globe magazine reports Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias were all over each other in a booth at Morton's restaurant during a recent visit to Toronto. That changed though when their food arrived. Anna instantly began devouring her massive porterhouse steak, afterwards she started eating Enrique's T-bone steak. Anna told the Latin crooner, "Most of my ex-boyfriends each more than me and you eat like a bird. That's why we are so good together."

October 9, 2002 - TeenHollywood.com (WENN) reports Enrique Iglesias has admitted to being a big Don Johnson wannabe while growing up, thanks to Miami Vice. "You remember those white suits? I used to wear those with pink shirts when I was about 13 or 14," he admitted. "Then I went through the phase of rolling up my jeans and I also wore these horrible, baggy pants called Cavariccis - they were the tackiest things you can imagine."

October 8, 2002 - Last Call with Carson Daly re-ran their interview with Shannon Elizabeth who talked a bit about her video with Enrique Iglesias. Shannon denied anything went on and insisted that Enrique was very shy, though they became friends the day after shooting. Shannon may have won some points with Enrique fans and Anna Kournikova haters when she later joked, "You know, I think -- I think every hot chick out there who wants to make money should just pick up a racket and stand on the court and grunt a lot. They don't even have to try." Read here for the portion of the transcript focused on Enrique.

October 6, 2002 - Jorge Vasquez of the University of Texas at El Paso special events office expects the Enrique Iglesias concert at the Don Haskins Center on Sunday to do well, despite the flood of concerts that have come to the city in recent months. "(Iglesias) definitely has his fans. And he draws people from Juárez and Las Cruces, where people don't get to see too many Hispanic artists," Vasquez told the El Paso Times. Read more.

October 5, 2002 - Michael D. Clark of the Houston Chronicle reviewed the Enrique Iglesias show at The Woodlands Wednesday night. Clark says while English and Spanish conversation blended in equal measure in the crowd of 10,000, Iglesias didn't take advantage of the cross cultural crowd. "Unfortunately Iglesias did not use this opportunity to cross the cultural divide. His too-short, 75-minute set simply bypassed Quizas, concentrating mostly on his English dance hits, Clark said, adding, "Standing in front of a diverse Houston fan base ready to embrace all his work, Iglesias could have had a historic night. He chose instead simply to entertain." Read more.

October 3, 2002 - Fans can receive an exclusive Enrique Iglesias enhanced CD with a four box purchase of Acuvue contact lenses and an eye exam in a special online offer. Check it out, along with a 2:44 interview with the singer where he talks about how he got hooked into English pop music, how 'Hero' was crucial for him to establish himself as a ballad singer, and his focus on writing songs with meaning. Watch the interview and read more on the CD offer here.

October 3, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter performed on VIVA in Germany today, where he did a few lines of Enrique Iglesias' hit 'Hero', just for fun, laughing between a few lines. Join the Backstreet Media Fantasy II Yahoo group, download, and listen here.

October 3, 2002 - Eminem, Pink, Coldplay, Shakira, Enrique Iglesias and Kylie Minogue all have four nominations for the MTV Europe Music Awards 2002, to be hosted by Sean 'P Diddy'. Fans vote on who wins the event to be held in Barcelona, Spain on November 14, 2002. Other nominees include Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Robbie Williams, Nelly, and more. Cast your votes here.

October 1, 2002 - MuchMusic reports Enrique Iglesias spoke to the press about being honored for the best Billboard debut of an all-Spanish album in 'Quizas', where he received the Platinum Record Award. "It feels good because it's a Spanish album and I think for once in my career after 'Escape,' I think a lot of Anglo people that don't listen to Spanish music will listen to this album," said Enrique. 

October 1, 2002 - Big Pictures has additional footage of Enrique Iglesias in concert at New York City at Madison Square Garden on Friday (September 27). Check out the concert pictures here.

October 1, 2002 - Entertainment Tonight got a backstage pass with Enrique Iglesias at his Madison Square Garden show last week. Enrique said of his dressing room, "I don't ask for a lot. Water." As for his costume changes? "This is my wardrobe everying day," he said, pointing to one outfit -- a t-shirt and leather pants. "They are patched all the way to my crotch. I love it when I go on stage, hear the crowd reaction and all that. That's like the payoff."

October 1, 2002 - TeenMusic.com (WENN) reports Enrique Iglesias admits to originally wanting to be a soccer star. "I remember coming from Spain to America when I was eight years old and playing in this soccer league," he said. "I was the star player because I grew up playing it. I won for the team a bunch of times. Unfortunately, I got worse and worse until I just had to stop playing. I became more of a geek and not the cool guy." Read more.

October 1, 2002 - On Tuesday October 1st, at 10:00 pm Eastern Time (USA) on channel E! Entertainment Channel, watch the special for Wild On host Brooke Burke on a special called "Barely Brooke" An apperance by Enrique Iglesias. They are currently running the preview commrcial on E! Its about all on Brooke's swimsuit calendar shoot.

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