Poor Christina Got Real Drunk And Her BF Was Pulled Over

Oh, her boyfriend was hammered, too.

AP has this to say:

"NEW YORK -- Compared with epic misbehavers like Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan, Christina Aguilera's arrest for public drunkenness may seem like a minor public relations mishap.

But after a series of very public setbacks -- from her last album's flop to the disappointing box office for "Burlesque" to her divorce to her flub at the Super Bowl -- Aguilera's latest embarrassment is painting the image of a diva spiraling out of control.

"It's been a rough year for Christina, there's really no other way to put it," said Keith Caulfield, associate director of charts for Billboard."

E! got themselves a photo of her mugshot. YIKES:


More from the AP story:
""There was a lot of expectations for 'Bionic' to be big," said Caulfield. "You don't expect someone is not going to sell well if they have a history of being successful."

A planned tour was scrapped amid reports of lackluster ticket sales, though Aguilera said it was because she needed more time for her film debut in "Burlesque," co-starring Cher.

More bad news came in October, as she announced plans to divorce Jordan Bratman after a five-year marriage. (The couple have a 3-year-old son Max.) A month later, "Burlesque" came out, but got mediocre reviews and failed to impress at the box office.

Then came the Feb. 6 Super Bowl. Aguilera has sung the national anthem without incident -- she did it last year at the NBA Finals. But on perhaps the biggest stage of all, she botched a line, and that's all anyone seems to remember...

But Aguilera's missteps seemed to be a sign of something more troubling. Last week, Us Weekly magazine printed a story that painted the image of a singer out of control and drinking heavily, and acting raucously with her new boyfriend, 25-year-old Matthew Rutler.

On Tuesday, Rutler and Aguilera were arrested near the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Calif. Police said Rutler was driving when his car spun out of control.

Authorities said they held Aguilera, who was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public but will not be prosecuted, because she was so impaired, she was a danger to herself. She was released after she sobered up.

Rutler was arrested on suspicion of DUI and later released on $5,000 bail.

A representative for Aguilera declined comment, as did her record label."