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November 26, 2002 - Salma Hayek and Ed Norton were on hand at the Lakers vs Chicago Bulls game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday. Check out pictures at RexFeatures.

November 15, 2002 - Star magazine reports Ed Norton and Salma Hayek love the view from his penthouse on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The couple has a powerful telescope pointed at their neighbors windows, and the pair amuse themselves by competing to see who can locate more naked couples having sex.

November 15, 2002 - Globe magazine reports Salma Hayek was kicked out of her Catholic boarding school in Louisiana for setting all the clocks back three hours in the nuns' quarters.

November 15, 2002 - Reuters reports Frida Kahlo "would have walked out," Mexico's most famous society commentator said in a damning review of Hollywood's take on the cult Mexican painter, to be released in her homeland this month.

November 10, 2002 - B. Love of Insite Magazine interviewed Salma Hayek this month, talking about her latest film 'Frida'. The interview at insitemag.com has since been removed.

November 9, 2002 - Salma Hayek took questions during the promotion of her new movie "Frida" November 8, 2002 in Mexico City. GettyImages has since removed the pictures.

November 8, 2002 - Salma Hayek was guest on Last Call with Carson Daly on Thursday, and I posted most of the transcript on the forums.

November 7, 2002 - When Salma Hayek first got to Hollywood, she didn't know what an agent was. "My friend explained that an agent is someone who finds you work," Hayek told the Calgary Sun. "She told me there were three major agencies, and I asked her which of the three was closest to where I lived. She said it was the William Morris Agency. So, I called 411 and asked for the number. When the girl at the agency answered, I asked to speak to William Morris. She hung up on me. I called back and asked for him again. She said he was dead and then hung up. So, I called back and asked to speak with Mr. Morris’s son. She hung up. I called back and asked to speak to whoever’s in charge. She hung up. I called back and yelled 'Bitch!' and hung up on her."

November 5, 2002 - The Toronto Eye says 'Frida' is an opportunity to introduce audiences to Mexico's greatest female artist, but it's also a chance for Hayek to come out as a serious actor, as she's often been perceived as a lightweight since her days as a Mexican soap-opera star. The paper talked with director Julie Taymor about the film as well. Eye.net has since removed the story.

November 4, 2002 - Salma Hayek will be on Last Call with Carson Daly on Thursday (Nov 7). Check your local listings.

November 2, 2002 - It's not hard to see why so many actresses were dying to play Frida Kahlo. The great Mexican artist and bohemian poster girl led a life filled with passion, pain, political fireworks and steely determination.

November 1, 2002 - Salma Hayek was a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Halloween, where she showed up dressed as a man, in tribute to Frida Kahlo, who often did likewise. For a transcript and a few vidcaps, check out the forum.

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