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...long ago, Michelle Rodriguez was a customer service rep at a Toys R Us store in New Jersey, pulling long hours and getting hostile glares from coworkers who thought she was too friendly to shoppers. She didn't mind the hassles. To Rodriguez it was strictly a means to an end - a menial, part-time job she needed to earn $300 for audition photos that would allow her to pursue her dream of becoming an actress...
...Cradle Will Rock," the 22-year-old actress is knocking out critics with her performance in "Girlfight," a low-budget, high-voltage drama that won prestigious awards at Sundance and Cannes. Portraying a female Rocky who evolves from high-school brawler to prize-winning boxer, Rodriguez comes across "like a young Brando," says director Karyn Kusama, who chose her out of 350 other actresses who auditioned for the part...
...odds seemed stacked against Rodriguez. Born in Texas to a Puerto Rican dad and a Dominican mom, she bounced around the Caribbean, then moved to Jersey City, N.J., before reaching her teens. Her dad died early on, so she spent her teen years living with her mother and grandmom, both devout Jehovah's Witnesses. She struggled for years to express herself creatively, and she had a hard time at school - she was expelled at least a half-dozen times...
...Hispanic man, who identified himself as Ricardo Rodriguez, was arrested by CPD at his residence. He was charged with assault by means of a knife. The arrest was the result of a report filed by the victim yesterday alleging that the suspect attempted to stab him during a confrontation...
...freakish string of injuries (and they are freakish - what are the odds that both Mike Piazza and Alex Rodriguez would suffer concussions in the last weekend before the game?) seem pretty legit; it doesn't look like anyone's faking it just to get out of playing. Except, now that you mention it, it does seem a little strange that Junior Griffey, who played for the Reds Sunday, can participate in the home run derby today but not play tomorrow... although the Kid has for years been famously reluctant to play in the Midsummer Classic - something about wanting to spend...