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April 30, 2002 - Popdirt.com's latest poll asks 'If you could remove one pop act's music from the face of the Earth, who would it be?' Vote for someone other than Ricky Martin here.

April 28, 2002 - Marc Anthony is taking part in a television commercial for the popular "I Love New York" advertising campaign in which he gets mistaken for another Latin pop sensation. During the 60-second commercial, a fan on the street says, "I know you. Ricky Martin, Ricky Martin, that's you!" Gov. George Pataki said, "He's a great star and not only that, it's just wonderful the way he's willing to allow people to poke a little fun at him in the ad." Read more.

April 25, 2002 - Ricky Martin's official message board member 'ItsMeTammy' posted a photo of Ricky Martin kissing her during his visit to New York on Friday. Tammy says, "He was an absolute darling! He looked really good," adding "And he was in good spirits. He was very enthusiastic and charming." Check out her picture and read her full account in page two of the forum thread here. Meanwhile, in a separate posting, Tammy says that Ricky revealed that his new album will drop in September and that he'd be doing promotions around then.

April 24, 2002 - Popdirt.com's latest poll asks, 'Which pop star do you consider the most talented actor/actress?' Vote for Ricky Martin here.

April 20, 2002 - The New York Post reports students at Adlai Stevenson HS yesterday had to be held back by cops when Ricky Martin arrived to be the school's teacher for a day in the annual citywide event held by the nonprofit group PENCIL to meld the private world with public schools. Martin signed autographs, visited classrooms, and provided the day's announcements over the school's loudspeaker. Read more.

April 20, 2002 - Getty Images has photos of Ricky Martin at Adlai Stevenson High School earlier today in New York City. Ricky is participating in the Principal for a Day program, which focuses on the sharing of ideas between leaders in schools and the business community. Check out the pictures here. Access Hollywood was also onhand with Ricky earlier today, and will show highlights from his Principal duties on Monday's show.

April 20, 2002 - The New York Post reports Ricky Martin is set to buy a pair of apartments in Manhattan at the AOL Time Warner Center for around $11 million that have gorgeous views of Central Park and the Hudson River. Ricky will reportedly combine the two apartments to create a single 5 bedroom unit.

April 19, 2002 - Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Shakira, and Myra are amongst the nominees in this year's American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Awards. The awards will be televised on June 1st from 8-10pm on ABC. Read more.

April 13, 2002 - Friday's Dees Sleaze had brief mentions what's up with Ricky Martin. Dees says he's been in seclusion in India where he is meditating and assessing his live before coming back into the scene on June 1. Check out the clip here.

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