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With the economy going down the drain, the holiday season is a bad time to screw someone out of money. Apparently, Timbaland just doesn’t care. The musician had his Miami mansion decorated for the holidays with lots of flowers and lights from The White Tulip Florist. He still owes them thousands of dollars on his bill. The company is claiming that the rapper owes them over $10,000 and they’re suing for it. They have filed legal papers to put a lien on Timbaland’s mansion since they claim that he bought $22,850 worth of decorations and he still owes them $11,450. According to reports, Timbaland was upset when he saw the bill and demanded to see the wholesale cost of the items he purchased but still didn’t pay up after he was shown the costs.

Chris Cornell & Timbaland are giving fans the chance to come to an in-store meet and greet in several Verizon Wireless outlets. Visitors will be able to listen to Cornell’s upcoming album Scream, meet the artists, and have a chance to receive tickets to their show that night. Check for your local dates now!

Scream, produced by Timbaland, will be out early 2009.

In-Store dates:

DENVER:
Friday, October 17, 2008
3:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
2073 S. Colorado Blvd
Denver, CO 80222
303-759-3482

SALT LAKE CITY:
Saturday, October 18, 2008
2:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
987 W. 500 American Fork,
UT 84003
801-492-2837

TEMPE:
Sunday, October 19, 2008
2:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
2040 E Rio Salado Pkwy
Tempe, AZ 85281
480-557-9017

LAS VEGAS:
Friday, October 24, 2008
3:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
7300 Arroyo Crossing Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89113
702-260-9301

INGLEWOOD:
Saturday, October 25, 2008
3:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
3419 W Century Blvd
Inglewood, CA 90303
310-673-1443

SAN DIEGO:
Sunday, October 26, 2008
3:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
3505 Sports Arena Blvd
San Diego, CA 92110
619-523-4500

SAN FRANCISCO:
Friday, October 31, 2008
3:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
150 El Camino Real
South San Francisco, CA 94080
650-624-0370

TUKWILA:
Sunday, November 2, 2008
3:00pm
Verizon Wireless Store
17100 Southcenter Pkwy
Tukwila, WA 98188
206-575-6242

Throughout his storied career, Chris Cornell has clearly never been an artist that is content sitting in one creative comfort spot for too long. The versatile rocker who became a household name from his success in Soundgarden and Audioslave has teamed up with perhaps the most celebrated producer of this era: Timbaland. Scream is the result of their genre-defying sessions.

Cornell and Timbaland are set to kick off a string of eight live shows on October 17th to support the project. Scream will be performed in its entirety to mimic the experience of listening to the LP from start to finish.

The new album features infectious tracks like “Ground Zero,” “Part of Me,” and the exhilarating title track and lead single, “Scream.” Fans can expect a unique blend of hip-hop and rock from this release that will no doubt venture into new territory for both Cornell and Timbaland.