Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, September 03, 2003, Page 6, Image 6

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September 03. 2003
Focus
Rapper Accused of
Avoiding Lawyer Bill
Missy Elliott s
‘Work It’ Honored
( A P )— A law firm has su ed im p riso n ed rap
ipogul M arion “ S u g e” K night, alle g in g he sold
Jaw s drop w ith M adonna,
Spears and A guilera kisses
o r g av e aw ay p ro p erty to av o id p a y in g m ore
th an $ 1 4 0 ,0 0 0 in c o u rt-o rd ered a tto rn ey fees.
’ T h e law suit K n ig h t h a sn ’t p aid the deb t and
h as sold o r tran sferred at least fo u r p ro p erties
in the L os A n g eles area fo r little o r n o co m p e n ­
satio n to friends to “ h in d er, d e la y o r d e frau d "
Marion “Suge"
Knight
h is creditors.
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Missy Elliott accepts the MTV Video o f the Year 4ward for “ Work
It" during the MTV Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall
Thursday, August 28, 2003. She is surrounded by people who
collaborated on the video. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Conversion of (use boxes
to Circuit Breakers
are our specialty.
(A P) - M issy E llio tt’s “ W ork It”
A s usual, the m ost m em orable
w on tw o aw ards, including video m om ents had nothing to do with
ofthe year, while Justin Timberlake, the m oonm en trophies.
Tw enty years after the first M T V
C oldplay and B eyonce had three
apiece at the M TV V ideo Music V ideo M usic A w ards, not much
A w ards.
has changed - M adonna still m akes
The 71-year-old Johnny Cash, jaw s drop and cheeks blush. Just
nom inated seven tim es for “ H urt,” like her first tim e, the superstar
w on once.
upstaged everyone at the 20th an-
Give us a caH today.
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S alm i F estival limes
Special glasses help a
group see native salmon
swim upstream at Oxbow
Regional Park. The
salmon tours will take
place during the 20"‘
annual Salmon Festival
on Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 11 and 1 2 from
1 0 :3 0 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
the park east o f Portland.
The cost is $7 per
vehicle. The festival
celebrates the return o f
Sandy River Chinook
salmon, inspiring people
to value and protect
native salmon and their
habitat. Festival high­
lights include guided
salmon viewings, environ­
m ental exhibits, a rts and
crafts, music and a
salmon barbecue.
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an openm outhed kiss with both
A g u ilera and S pears. T h e tw o
sm ooches rivaled the Michael Jaek-
son-L isa M arie Presley kiss at the
aw ards in 1994 on the shock m eter.
It w as all in a n ig h t’s w ork for
M T V ’s annual extravaganza. B e­
sides the bum p-and-grind num ber
by M adonna, Spears and A guilera,
there w as 50 C en t’s perform ance o f
“ P .I.M .P .” - and a bevy o f half-
naked w om en.
“T oday is the anniversary o f
M artin L uther K ing’s ‘I H ave a
D ream ’ speech - isn ’t it nice to see
that his dream has finally com e
true?” cracked host C hris Rock af­
ter 50 and com pany left the stage.
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WHERE THE HEAL TH OE YOUR HAIR COMES FIRST!
• S o fa (u n d e r 6 ft.) $69
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nual event, only she had help T hurs­
day night from the latest genera­
tion o f video divas, Britney Spears
and C hristina A guilera.
Pro v ing they’v eco m ealo n g w ay
from their M ouseketeer days, the
young pop tarts gave a gyrating,
w rithing tribute to M adonna to
open the show . D ressed in the sam e
kind o f w hite bustier w edding dress
M adonna w ore w hile perform ing
“ Likea Virgin’’during M T V ’s inau­
gural aw ards broadcast in 1984,
Spears and A guilera sang a cover
o f the not-so-innocent tune.
Then, w hile M adonna sang her
new “ H ollyw ood” in a m asculine,
all-black gro o m ’s outfit, she shared
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Bobby Brown and council LaTisha Dear listen to
charges during a court probation hearing. The singer
was ordered to undergo another drug assessm ent and
sentenced to 14 days in ja il. (AP photo)
Whitney to Brown:
‘Stay Strong Baby’
(A P) — B obby B row n w as ordered to serve tw o w eeks in
jail w ith credit for the five days h e ’s already spent behind bars,
after being arrested for allegedly violating his probation from
an earlier drunken driving conviction.
“ I apologize for being back in your court and taking your
tim e. I have no reason, I am a hum an being,” B row n told the
sentencing ju d g e last w eek in D ecatur, Ga.
His w ife, W hitney H ouston, arrived halfw ay through the
hearing and sat tw o row s behind Brown. A fterw ard, the
G ram m y-w inning singer and actress told reporters that she
told Brown to "stay strong, baby.”
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Shirts come o ff during a scene from the smash Broadway
musical comedy “ The Full M onty" coming to Portland's
Keller Auditorium from Sept. 9 through 14. Tickets are
available through Ticketmaster or by calling 503-790-ARTS.
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Singer Marc Anthony and his
wife, Dayanara Torres, have
another boy in the family.
(A P) Singer M arc A nthony and
his w ife D ayanara M uniz are new
parents.
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M uniz, gave birth to Ryan A n­
thony Aug. 16 in N ew York.
The couple have a 2-year-old
son, C ristian, and A nthony has a 9-
year-old daughter, A rianna, from a
previous relationship.
A nthony, w hose real nam e is
M arco A ntonio M uniz, m arried
D ayanara T orres, a form er M iss
U niverse, in a Las V egas civil cer­
em ony on M ay 10,2000. They were
briefly separated in 2002, but in
D ecem ber they renew ed their vow s
in a lavish cerem ony at O ld San
Ju an 's Roman C atholic cathedral in
Puerto Rico.
M uniz, 28, is a native o f Puerto
Rico. A nthony, a salsa and pop
singer w hose hits include “ I Need
to K now ," w as bom in N ew York
C ity to Puerto R ican parents. The
34-year-old also has acted in sev­
eral film s, including “ B ringingO ut
the D ead."
G ram m y nom inatedjazz vocal­
ist, M ark M urphy will be provid­
ing an evening o f outstanding
m usic at the Mt. Hood C om m unity
C ollege Theatre on Sept. 26.
M urphy has enjoyed a prolific
40-year recording career. He w as
discovered by Sam m y D avis Jr.
and has com posed and sung lyr­
ics w ith such legendary artists as
M iles D avis, C harlie Parker and
Herbie Hancock. Rex Reed declares
M urphy to be “the best m ale ja z z
singer in the business."
G eneral adm ission tickets are
$12 and student tickets are $6.
School groups o f 10 or m ore are $5
each. T o reserve tickets, call 503-
491-6969.