Christina Aguilera was released from jail Tuesday morning after being arrested for being drunk in public in West Hollywood at about 2:45 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities don’t plan to seek criminal charges against the 30-year-old pop singer. Aguilera’s boyfriend Matthew Rutler was driving when the couple were stopped. The 25-year-old was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence and remains in jail on $30,000 bail.
Christina Aguilera actually nailed the National Anthem at Cowboys Stadium last week, unfortunately it was during rehearsals. TMZ obtained video of Christina’s Super Bowl rehearsal where she got the works correct during the portion she actually performed, wrapping up before finishing ‘The Star Spangled Banner’. Watch via MySpace below.
Josh Duhamel called in to the Dan Patrick Show on Monday (February 7), talking about Sunday’s Super Bowl and his wife Fergie performing at halftime with the Black Eyed Peas. Fergie joined the call later and said she felt her performance was a little “pitchy”, admitting she was nervous as hell before the show. “It was so exhilarating,” Fergie said. “It was so big. It’s a once in a lifetime thing.”
As for Christina Aguilera messing up the National Anthem, Fergie said she did hear the performance and felt some sympathy. “She’s one of the best singers of our time, so nobody can take that away from her and she’s performed it at game 6 and game 7 of the Lakers (NBA Finals), so you get nervous at these things. I’m human.” Listen to the interview at cnn.com.
Christina Aguilera admitted to messing up the the National Anthem at the start of last night’s Super Bowl. “I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of it’s anthem still came through,” the 30-year-old said in a statement issued afterward.
Aguilera was supposed to sing the line “O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming,” but ended up repeating an earlier line except with a slight variation including a word in the missed line. She sang “What so proudly we watched at the twilight’s last gleaming.” After ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ error, she did manage to finish it off correctly and the ending was in sync with the flyover.
Christina Aguilera celebrated her 30th birthday by treating her new lucky boyfriend Matthew Rutler to some wine on a cozy horse drawn carriage ride through the luxury ski resort town of Courchevel, France. The former lowly production assistant on Aguilera’s movie ‘Burlesque’ hit the jackpot with Christina. TMZ made sure to focus on how Matt’s become the luckiest man in the world, while noting her ex-husband Jordan Bratman who was similarly plucked from obscurity is now tending to their child Max while she lives it up. Watch their report via MySpace below.
Christina Aguilera celebrates her 30th birthday today, but one of her musical collaborators doesn’t want to hear about it from the pop star’s fans. Linda Perry told her Twitter followers (@RealLindaPerry) in response to several requests sent her way:
1 more person asks me to wish Christina a Happy Birthday I’m gonna go ape sh** on u lil twittering fu**ers This is not a portal to her butt-hole! :)
Check out a just released montage of clips from ‘Burlesque’ set to Christina Aguilera’s ‘The Beautiful People’. The song is a cover of Marilyn Manson’s 1997 single.
Singer Christina Aguilera tells People magazine she knew she had to end her marriage to Jordan Bratman while filming ‘Burlesque’. The story was discussed by Brooke Anderson of ‘Showbiz Tonight’ with Ben Widdicombe and Shelley Wade of Z100 on Wednesday (December 1). “Oh, well, she has been in the public eye of course, since she was a Mouseketeer, she was a teen star before she was a movie star,” Ben said when asked if Christina’s age was an issue. “So I think that she`s always had this need insecurity, and someone with her and maybe to look after her. And — and so I`m surprised that she would jump from that ship, even if she wasn`t happy with this guy, who was quite junior on the set. That surprises me, too, actually.” Watch the segment below.
TV Guide Network’s Hollywood 411 talked to Christina Aguilera about her big screen debut in ‘Burlesque’. The pop star discussed what it was like working with icon Cher and keeping busy between takes. They also chatted with the men of ‘Burlesque’, Eric Dane and Cam Gigandet. “You never know how things are going to be when you walk into a situation and meet people for the first time and let alone a legend and an icon that Cher is, but she couldn’t have been more down to earth and warm and kind,” Aguilera said about her co-star.
The video at YouTube has since been removed.
Christina Aguilera was on hand for the premiere of ‘Burlesque’ at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Monday (November 15). The movie hits theaters on November 24th. Christina talked with Ellen K. about having a big day getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame before attending the film premiere, her favorite songs on the soundtrack, and approaching the role as a newcomer. “It’s so hard to pick one as a favorite,” Aguilera said about a favorite song from the movie, “just because each one holds a specific purpose for specific scenes in the film. I’m in love with everything. ‘Express’, the ‘Burlesque’ finale, it’s all just fun, fun.” Watch the red carpet interviews via YouTube below.