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October 31, 2003 -  A caller phoned into the Howard Stern show on Thursday and said that there's some controversy around Mischa Barton because Enrique Iglesias used her in his 'Addicted' video and she's shirtless and simulating sex in the video, despite being only 17 years old. Howard said they should throw him in jail with Tommy Chong. That led to Howard talking about how wrong it is that Tommy Chong is in jail for selling bongs on the web.

October 31, 2003 - Mischa Barton was on MTV's Total Request Live with her 'The O.C.' co-stars Benjamin McKenzie and Adam Brody. Qudus asked if she had any idea she'd be taking her clothes off for Enrique Iglesias' 'Addicted' video. "Yes, I did," the 17-year-old actress admitted. "We wanted it to be kint kind of racy and Peter [Berg] is a great director and he's one of my favorites. I knew he'd do something cool with it. His videos are kind of racy." Brody asked Barton what was the 28-year-old Iglesias in jail for during the video. "He wasn't inside of jail," Barton replied. A misunderstanding? "He's locked inside of his pain in pain and misfortune because he can't be with me," Barton said.

October 31, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Enrique Iglesias visited MuchMusic to promote his latest single 'Addicted' and talk about his debut movie 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico' in Toronto on Tuesday (October 28). He also denied the rumors of living together with Anna Kournikova on the show. Check out pictures at HollywoodsFinest.com and WireImage."

October 27, 2003 - The Sun reports Enrique Iglesias has been asked to appear in HBO's 'Sex And The City'. "Enrique is a big fan of the series and really wants to do it. But he’s got a lot on at the moment," a production source revealed, referring to Iglesias' new single 'Addicted' and forthcoming album 'Seven'.

October 27, 2003 - Enrique Iglesias' video for his new single 'Addicted', the first from his forthcoming 'Seven' album, has been posted at MTV.com. The mini-movie style video features 'O.C.' actress Mischa Barton. The video has raised some eyebrows because underaged Barton (who turns 18 on January 24, 2004) is depicted gyrating topless in front of 28-year-old Enrique before making out with the singer, as he ironically imagines being incarcerated. Watch the video here.

October 27, 2003 - Sky News reports Enrique Iglesias has laughed off claims he plans to wed gorgeous girlfriend Anna Kournikova after the tennis beauty was spotted sporting a wedding ring on her right hand. "I prefer just seeing how things go. I think every guy out there would agree with me," he said. "It's not that I don't believe in marriage, but I believe nowadays you can live with someone without getting married." Read more.

October 22, 2003 - The Associated Press reports Enrique Iglesias and his producer are being accused of stealing a songwriter's composition for the title track of the 2001 album Escape. Henry Lorenzo Haynes claimed in a federal lawsuit filed last week that Iglesias' producer Steve Morales recruited him for compositions in early 2001 and accepted a song titled 'Remind Me' in the middle of the year. Haynes claims that song turned up, without any credit to him, on the album. Read more.

October 18, 2003 - Deborah Panini-Hernandez, an associate anthropology professor teaching Latino studies at Tufts University, tells USA Today Latin crossover idols such as Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Lopez can be unfairly judged. "There tends to be a blurring of distinctions between Latinos who have been here for a long time, who are bicultural and bilingual, and more recent immigrants," she says. "Bicultural Latinos may choose to embrace Latin music, but they’ve also grown up listening to hip-hop and R&B. Jennifer Lopez is someone like that, so to accuse her of being a cultural turncoat is unfair." Leila Cobo, Latin music editor at Billboard remarked, "The mainstream talks about Latin music as if it began and ended with Ricky Martin." Read more.

October 14, 2003 - The Mirror reports that when Enrique Iglesias' younger brother Julio Jr. accompanied Anna Kournikova to a party on board Philip Green's yacht, they sipped champagne the subject turned to sex. Julio joked that Enrique only had the stamina to last one minute in the sack, but Anna fired back: "He is certainly NOT a one-minute man. He has plenty of stamina. I've no complaints about his performance."

October 12, 2003 - Enrique Iglesias and Misha Barton filmed Enrique's new video 'Addicted' from his forthcoming album (which LFI is saying is 'Seven', though no confirmation on the singer's official website) in Los Angeles, California on Thursday (October 9). Check out pictures from LFI.

October 12, 2003 - Enrique Iglesias has returned with the new single 'Addicted'. Listen to it online here.

October 8, 2003 - The Las Vegas Sun reports that before heading over to the Andre Agassi benefit Saturday night, Anna Kournikova had dinner at Nobu (Hard Rock) with boyfriend Enrique Iglesias.

October 5, 2003 - Mia Myers has told News of the World how she was seduced by Enrique Iglesias, when the singer cheated on girlfriend Anna Kournikova in his London hotel room. "He seduced me very slowly and sexily as we watched MTV," sighed Mia, 25. "It would have spoiled the moment if we had moved to the bed, so we made love on the carpet. He undressed me as we kissed on the floor. First he took off my top, then my bra. He was a fantastic kisser." After Enrique stripped himself, she recalled, "I just looked at him and thought, ‘You're flawless'. He has a fantastic face and a great body. And he just knows how to make a woman feel good." Read more.

October 2, 2003 - The Sun reports Enrique Iglesias is furious over the fact that film bosses won't remove his now-removed mole from his scenes in 'Once Upon A Time In Mexico', not wanting to foot the bill to digitally remove the mark. "Enrique is very sensitive about his mole so he asked for it to be erased," a film source revealed. "But it is a mammoth job and would cost a bomb."

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