Christina Aguilera told USA Weekend magazine that she suffered from her father’s abuse while her family was stationed on a military base. She says that domestic abuse is common on military bases in her experience. Starpulse runs the quote from the article with commentary that she’s “attacking” military bases, but she seems to be speaking about her childhood and doesn’t overgeneralize:
Aguilera has never been one to shy away from the abuse she experienced as her mother and father fought and often writes about her memories in songs like “I’m OK” and new song “Oh Mother.”
She adds, “It’s therapeutic for me to talk about it. It gives me a reason to understand why I went through what I did.”
That’s too bad that Christina had to go through that as a child and it’s good that she found a decent man like Jordan and didn’t pick another creep like her dad. It’s hard to take her seriously as a person, though, when it’s rumored that she doesn’t even look interviewers in the eye. Still, she should be commended for talking about her difficult childhood.
Here is Christina in a Robert Sebree Photoshoot (via Gossipin) and in Seventeen Magazine (from Hollywood’s Best)
She might be attractive if she: a) quit pickling her skin yellow; b) deflate the head a little; and c) put on a bra already that I don’t have to look at.
Aguilera’s been flogging this story for years. In 1999 she was 5 when her abused mother left her dad. In 2002, she was 6 when they split up. Now she says she was 8? The story seems to shift to suite her promotional needs.
Xtina told GQ that Mariah Carey had her thrown out of a party and then ridiculed Carey for being “medicated” since it was about the time of her breakdown. Yet in 2002 Christina told US Weekly that she suffered panic attacks as an adult due to witnessing her mom’s abuse. Cutting back on her heavy alcohol consumption would probably alleviate that.
Aguilera has inherited her father’s abusive ways. It’s reflected in every snide comment made about her competitors and every “Don’t Look At Me” stipulation made to those who interview her.
May her career die in flames.
Abuse is terrible but any time a celeb “speaks out” about it it absolutely reeks of publicity grab. I’m looking at you, Terry Hatcher.
And I’m so sick of Christina’s white hair and red lips. We get it, you dig Marilyn, now time for a new look!
I am truely quite offended that anyone would say anything of the sort that people did on previous posts.
I have a similer story, and just so happen to understand. If Christina’s story changes a little, give her a break! Have you ever thought that what happened would upset someone into sub-conciasly forgetting the little details? I really look up to her for speaking up, seeing as it took me YEARS to, so to hear people say this is for “publisity” is just sick!!! Who the hell are you to say her motives for speaking out? Do you honestly expect her to keep her mouth shut??? Hell no! She is definatly raising awarness for this cause, so if her carrer “went up in flames”, were would that leave those innocent women and children who need people like her? I sure hope that anyone who thinks such obtuse things should have those opinions “go up in flames”. Just think about that next time you are about to say something that may offend some 13-year-old girl trying to re-build her life!!!