Christina Aguilera arrested, released; boyfriend Matthew Rutler held on DUI suspicion
Christina Aguilera was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and her boyfriend, Matthew Rutler, was arrested on suspicion of DUI early Tuesday in West Hollywood, authorities said.
An extremely intoxicated Aguilera, 30, was taken into custody at 2:45 a.m. for her own safety and released around 7:30 a.m. after she sobered up, sheriff's Deputy Bill McSweeney said. The arrest will go on her record, but criminal charges will not be filed against the singer, sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore told L.A. Now.
"There will be no court date, and there will be no prosecution," Whitmore said.
After his girlfriend was released through a back entrance to avoid gathered paparazzi, Rutler, 25, was still in custody. His bail is set at $30,000.
The "Burlesque" star filed for divorce from music exec husband Jordan Bratman in October; the split is expected to be finalized in April. Rutler escorted her Feb. 6 to the Super Bowl in Arlington, Texas, where she botched the words to the national anthem, a song she's performed in front of crowds since she was a child. She sang at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 13 in a tribute to Aretha Franklin.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Photo: Matt Rutler and Christina Aguilera arrive at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Jan. 16. Credit: Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images
someone needs to call the dept of children/fam services NOW!
Posted by: dee gee | Mar 01, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Why children services? Were there children in the car? I'm guessing not. She was not driving drunk and had been out at dinner or a club and is entitle to legally drink. Stop yelling fire where there isn't any.
Posted by: GingerSnaps | Mar 01, 2011 at 11:01 AM
That's it GingerSnaps, blow it off...nothing to see here. Never mind her behavior has become increasingly eratic since she and her husband split; never mind she looks awful in recent photographs and clearly isn't living healthily; never mind she is now drinking to excess regularly and friends have been trying to get her into rehab for some time now. It is people like you who said "Nothing to see here" regarding Janice, Jim, Jimmy, Cory, Leif, River, Brittany, etc.
Just like Linsey, this will most likely end up as another tragic tale of wasted youth and talent; any idiot can see that, except you.
Posted by: ed | Mar 01, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Uugggh! What happend? She's gotten faaattttt! And looks like she's got work done on her face and her breast is way toooo big for someone so short!
Posted by: Judy C S | Mar 01, 2011 at 02:20 PM
If it had been you or me, the sheriffs would have told her to hail a taxi. These deputies wanted bragging rights and saw a chance to roust a celebrity.
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