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October 31, 2002 - Christina Aguilera was on KIIS 102.7 where she talked about her piercings, not being afraid about her sexuality, the double standard with sex in videos, where she mentioned Ricky Martin's similarly sexy video, and the message behind 'Dirrty'. Download and listen to the clip here.

October 25, 2002 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports Ricky Martin was spotted dining with an entourage of family, friends and his manager at Encore, St. Regis Hotel and Spa in Century City, California. Martin had his hair pulled back with a scarf and sported a white blousy shirt, which was untucked.

October 25, 2002 - Jim Farber of the New York Daily News spoke with Christina Aguilera about Sarah Michelle Gellar's spoof of the MTV Making the Video for 'Dirrty', saying she was amused by the piece, but adds, "They could have done a better job with it." As for Aguilera's frank songs about sex in 'Stripped', she complained of a double standard saying, "In Ricky Martin's video, he's having an orgy, and that's fine. But when a female does it, they call you every name in the book." Read more.

October 22, 2002 - Some great photos of Ricky Martin at the Sabera Foundation Gala in Los Angeles from October 10th can be found at the TSARM Message Board.

October 18, 2002 - The Ricky Fan Forum has photos of Ricky Martin at the Sabera Foundation Gala on October 10th in Los Angeles. Check them out here.

October 8, 2002 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC reports Ricky Martin is still working on his new album tentatively titled 'Oh, Baby,' and a source says he’s telling friends that he’s betting his all on it. "He’s saying that people around him convinced him to put stuff on his last album ['Sound Loaded'] that wasn’t really him, and in retrospect, he’s not at all proud of it," said the source. "He doesn’t want to rush this one. He’s saying it’s his make-or-break album." Read more.

September 23, 2002 - Richard Leiby of the Washington Post reports Ricky Martin was revealed as the Mother Teresa of the Latino community at last night's Hispanic Heritage Awards. "To the rest of the world, he is Ricky Martin, international star, but to our children in Calcutta, he is simply Uncle Ricky," Esther Canadas, a willowy model, said before three street children from India were brought onstage to shower Martin with hugs and kisses. He looked stunned and shed tears after being lauded as a philanthropist and "rescuer" of impoverished kids in India. Read more.

September 11, 2002 - A poster on the Ricky Martin Fan Forum reports, "Ricky was mentioned Monday on 'Cotorreando'. They said that he is being offered a role in a movie about a man with two personalities. He tries to live his life perfectly but he is having an incestuous affair with his niece. The movie is going to be called 'Twin' or 'Twins'." Read more.

September 5, 2002 - Rex Features has photos from the Trudie Styler and Vincent Longo Cannes Charity Night in France on Tuesday (September 3). Ricky Martin, Bono, Patti Labelle, and Pamela Anderson were amongst the celebrities on hand. Check out the photos here.

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