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Page 8 • Arts & Entertainment • Feb. 15, 2001 A pre-Grammy stir: Eminem to team with Elton John on stage for duet Erin Cunningham Reporter There is a new twist to the Grammy performance scheduled by accused homophobe Eminem. He will share the stage with, openly gay Elton John, during his perfor mance of “Stan.” Following Eminem’s four Grammy nominations, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defama tion voiced their contempt for the situation. Before the announcement that John would be joining Eminem on stage, GLAAD argued that Eminem should not be permitted to perform at all. The rapper’s “The Marshall Mathers LP” includes lyrics that graphically depict violence against women and gays, and it has sparked controversy regarding his divisive Grammy nominations and protested performance. Scott Seomin, enter tainment media director for GLAAD, said, “[Eminem’s] lyrics are the most homophobic and hate- The Grammy logo ful GLAAD has seen in the past 15 years.” The organization does not feel Eminem should have another widely publicized platform for his hateful lyrics to be spread. GLAAD has yet to determine whether or not it will protest the Grammy Awards ceremony Febru ary 21 at Lost Angeles’ Staples Center. However, the involvement of Elton John in the performance may complicate GLAAD’s argument against the rapper. Last April the group honored John with its Vito Russo Entertainer Award, acknowl edging he “furthered the visibility and understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community.” There have been several ex amples of proactive approaches to the controversy. The National Acad emy of Recording Arts and Sci ences (NARAS) and GLAAD will co-host a civic discussion the day before the Grammy Awards to dis cuss the nominations of controver sial artists whose words have been called excessive, homophobic and misogynistic. 2gether member dies at age of 16 Teresa Bateman Reporter Michael Cuccione of the hit MTV series “2gether” died Jan. 13 in his hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, he died after his lungs collapsed due to complica tions from chemotherapy and ra diation therapy just eight days after his 16**' birthday. Cuccione was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, a disease that affects the lymph nodes, when he was 9 years old. He had been fight ing the cancer off and on for seven years. However, after extensive chemotherapy, radiation and a bone marrow transplant, the cancer was dormant for five years. The disease left Cuccione unable to properly move air through his lungs. A car crash in December put Cuccione in the hospital. Unable to fight the effects of the accident, he contracted pneumonia. Cuccione spent the rest of his stay on a respi rator before succumbing to respira tory failure. According to Cuccione’s uncle, Michael Cuccione, his death was unexpected. “His lungs just gave out,” he said. “We weren’t really expecting it.” Cuccione played Jason “QT” McKnight on MTVs boy band se ries “2gether.” MTVs producers dreamed up an idea for a movie that would spoof boy bands, the movie was entitled “2gether.” All parts were cast except the part of McKnight, a heartthrob with a fic tional terminal illness named “bil iary thrombosis”. Cuccione was hired for the role of McKnight. The success of the movie and its soundtrack contributed to “2gether” the movie becoming “2gether” the television series. The band also opened seven concerts for Britney Spears. When Cuccione was first di agnosed with Hodgkin’s disease^^ he had a dream to meet David Hasselhoff, star of the beach drama “Bay watch.” When the two met the crew of “Baywatch” asked Cuccione to do a guest appearance. He turned that experience into an acting career. Hasselhoff delivered the eulogy and a song dedicated to Cuccione at his funeral. Before his work as an actor, Cuccione established a charitable cancer research foundation called the “Michael Cuccione Foundation for Cancer Research.” He also re corded a five song CD entitled “Make a Difference,” and co authored a book with his grand mother that addressed the issues of living with cancer. His efforts helped raise close to $500,000 (CDN), which was donated to the B.C. Children’s Hospital. "Hannibal" opened this past weeked with the fourth biggest debut in ! history, bringing in $58 million. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" also made history this past we&end at the box office, becoming the ' highest grossing roreign-language film ever at $60 million. A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the song-swapping program Napster must stop trading copyrighted material. I Actress Liv Ullmann will head the ' jury at this year's Cannes Film restival, replacing Jodie Foster. 4 ***** Eminem will perform at the Grammy Awards alongside openly gay singer Eton John. • •• Drew Barrymore will receive a new award named after her famous acting family. The new award, titled the Barrymore Award, will be presented yearly to an entertainer who "has had a profound inpact on the artistry of hair and makeup in the entertainment industry.' ***** Prince is launching a new Wdfsite, www.NPGMusicLlub.com, where vistors can register for $7.77 a month to receive music. As the possibility of an actors' strike grows closer, foreign-born stars may have a loophole, actors who are not U.S. citizens could work on movies shot and financed outside the country during the strike without reprimand, according to the Screen Actors Guild. (industry News is a compilation of stories from E! Entertainment^ Billboard.com, Entertainment Weekly and ETOnline.com) Last week in the article ‘21 Stew plans another show’ the A&E S^tion incorrectly stated the band members and their positiotis. Randy Miyaoka is a vocalist and plays the bass guitar and Nate Walker plays brass. www-dtwits.com 'iwsntaflitiop
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