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May 29, 2003 - kping writes "OrangeInColour.com has scans of a makeup review by a renown international makeup artist and also a ZA's new colour creator on several celebrities including Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. And there is also a 'Get That Britney Look' section in the review. Scans are from LIME mag (Singapore/ Malaysia Mag) May 2003 edition. Check it out here."

May 28, 2003 - fighter-for-xtina writes "Christina Aguilera was among the many celebrities who donated autographed sneakers to generate funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) 10th annual Walk to Cure Diabetes. The Walk, presented by SuperPages, will take place in Toronto, Canada on May 25th at Ontario Place - Main Island. The expected 7,000 Torontonians will walk the 5-10 kilometers to raise money to help find a cure for juvenile diabetes. Other celebrities who have donated include Bill Cosby, Cher, Tina Turner, and Jay Leno. The sneakers will be auctioned off on eBay Canada until June 10th, and a display of the sneakers, sold and still available for bids, will be featured at the Toronto Walk."

May 28, 2003 - Heat magazine has more details on Christina Aguilera's new flame Jordan Bratman. The singer met Bratman at a management meeting last October, where a source said he made the first move. "At their first encounter Jordan asked Christina if she wanted to get something to eat and, here we are, eight months later, and they are still head over heels," the source says. "He really could be the perfect one for Christina. He may not be the best looking guy in the world, but she sees deeper than that. She really is a smitten kitten."

May 25, 2003 - BBC Three chatted with Christina Aguilera about her raunchy image, some of her eye-raising wardrobe choices, the new breed of singers like Avril Lavigne, her rival Britney Spears, and the forthcoming tour with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Watch the 13:35 interview here.

May 23, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "MTV will follow *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera on their Justified/Stripped tour. This time it's for the US residents. Making The Tour will show you what they do to prepare for the tour. This airs Friday, June 27 at 5:00 PM ET/PT right after TRL."

May 23, 2003 - fighter-for-xtina writes "According to Christina's Official website, 'Stripped' has gone double platinum in the UK, while 'Beautiful' is holding the top airplay position in Europe for the 8th week. 'Stripped' has gone: 2x Platinum in UK, Canada & Ireland, Platinum in Korea, Singapore & Taiwan and Gold in Germany, Holland, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Thailand, Argentina, Brazil & Mexico."

May 23, 2003 - fighter-for-xtina writes "It's all change for Christina Aguilera. First, the 22-year-old singer known for her daring outfits and white-blonde hair showed off head-turning new dark tresses at the GLAAD Media Awards in Hollywood. Now Christina, who was brought up in Pittsburgh, is set to change her addess as well -- after purchasing a new home in Hollywood Hills for $5million. The five-bedroom 6,500 sqare-foot house, built in 1960, boasts a home theatre, with a bar, bathroom lounge. The property, with sweeping views across Los Angeles, also features a pool, spa and 25ft waterfall. After topping the pop charts with her debut single Genie in a Bottle in 199, Christina has gone on to become an international star. Last year she splashed out on another house in LA, in Beverley Hills which she bought for just uner $3million. That house is now set to go on the market as she moves into her new hi-tech home. Check out photos of the home here."

May 21, 2003 - ISIFA has more photos of Christina Aguilera performing at the 102.7 KIIS FM Wango Tango 2003 concert on Saturday (May 17) in Pasadena, California. Check out the pictures here.

May 21, 2003 - Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera are on the cover of the new issue of Sneak magazine in a feature touting the pair as not only tour mates, but romantically mated. The *NSYNC star is quoted in the article saying, "I used to want to settle down, but I'm not like that any more. I have no intention of getting married until I'm about 40 - and that is a long way away. I just want to have a bit of fun." Check out the scans here.

May 21, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera are to be on the cover of the Rolling Stone magazine. You can see three pictures of what might be the cover here."

May 20, 2003 - Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and *NSYNC stars Lance Bass and JC Chasez performed at 102.7 KIIS FM's Wango Tango 2003, The Ultimate Reality Show on Saturday (May 17) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Check out pictures from FilmMagic (page1 / page2 / page3), WireImage, WangoTango.com, StarFile, LFI, GettyImages, and ShockYourMind.org.

May 20, 2003 - Bill Hetherman of the Whittier Daily News reviewed Saturday night's 'Wango Tango' event on Saturday at the Rose Bowl. He says Lisa Marie Presley and "Christina Aguilera gave performances that kept this year's so-called 'Ultimate Reality Show' from consummate banality." An artist not getting such a good response was Jennifer Love Hewitt, who Hetherman said, "As a singer, her voice is barely better than that of Kelly Osbourne, who was on last year's Wango Tango bill. Hewitt's performance of 'Can I Go Now' was probably the same question fans were asking themselves as they listened to her." Read more.

May 20, 2003 - Cindy Adams of the New York Post weighed in on the news that Christina Aguilera bought the all-glass $5.5 mil hill-top house overlooking Sunset Strip that belonged to Liza Minnelli's one-time husband, Jack Haley Jr. Adams says, "The problem is, it's the end of a dead-end. She'll find no cars can park at the site. She'll find nobody can come for a party because, she'll find, valets must drive every vehicle all the way down to the Strip before they're allowed to park it. She'll find the guests will find that it means a forever wait for their car. I just thought I'd let her know."

May 19, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "An Australian magazine has photos of Christina Aguilera walking around with patches of hair missing (or perhaps just blonde roots?). You can see the picture here."

May 19, 2003 - fighter-for-xtina writes "Check out a scan of Christina Aguilera and Pamela Anderson, holding hands, leaving a club in Los Angeles on May 1st at ShockYourMind.org."

May 17, 2003 - We've seen her blonde, blonde with streaks, curly and straight. But now singer Christina Aguillera has completely changed her look. Why? The singer answers the question to KTLA.com. Use the search feature to find the Christina Vs. Christina story.

May 17, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Tour mates Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC and Christina Aguilera will be on 'MTV Cribs: How to Live like A Celebrity Pet'. In this episode MTV will show how the pets of Justin and Christina live. Other artists include Ozzy Osbourne and Pink. this episode airs next Monday."

May 17, 2003 - Maxim magazine announced their 'Hot 100' for 2003 list, which was topped by Christina Aguilera. Others making the cut were Jennifer Lopez at #5, Shakira at #8, t.A.T.u. at #10, Kelly Clarkson at #27, Britney Spears at #30, Kylie Minogue at #44, Jessica Simpson at #63, Avril Lavigne at #92, and Jennifer Love Hewitt at #95. General Manager Andy Clerkson says of this year's top 10, "The easy part was giving the top spot to Christina Aguilera -- our readers voted her #1 with their record-breaking support of her Maxim cover last January. Christina's issue is the best selling edition of Maxim ever with 2.8 million copies. The rest of the competition was hot, so hot it set off sprinkler's in our building." Check out the entire list here.

May 17, 2003 - Popdirt.com's latest survey asking what you thought caused Christina Aguilera's weight gain had the highest percentage voting for the singer's hard partying lifestyle, getting 29.1% of the vote. Next up was overeating, getting 23.1%. Aguilera's trainer gave the official explanation of a planned weight gain ahead of her tour, but only 13.9% thought that was true. Check out the complete results here.

May 17, 2003 - britney4ever writes "MTV.com reports that in the new Christina Aguilera video, for the Lil' Kim collaboration 'Can't Hold Us Down,' the duo and a dozen or so of their friends take on a gang of guys in New York's Lower East Side. David LaChapelle is the director of the 'Dirrty' video and he also directed her new video, "You saw 'Dirrty' right? We were calling it 'Dirrtier'," LaChapelle joked. Read more."

May 17, 2003 - Us Weekly reports Pamela Anderson and Christina Aguilera recently hit the Standard Lounge in Hollywood before speeding off in the same car. The two were partying and holding hands at the club, and were photographed exiting.

May 16, 2003 - WENN reports Christina Aguilera is disheartened by negative publicity her recent weight gain has prompted. "It's really sad that young girls are getting eating disorders, but now that I'm getting slammed for putting on weight, what kind of message are they going to get," she asked. "Once I start touring again, I'll end up losing weight. Then I'll be criticized for being too thin again." Read more.

May 16, 2003 - Access Hollywood was on hand as Christina Aguilera rehearsed for the upcoming Justified/Stripped tour in a clip featured on Thursday's episode. Check out video captures from ShockYourMindorg.

May 16, 2003 - Christina Aguilera's mother Shelly Kearns reportedly contacted a fan on LiveDaily.com and received an e-mail saying Aguilera will be featured on an upcoming E! special. Kearns told ComeOnOverChristina: "I'm working hard at the domestic violence issue. I just did a 4 hour interview with E! for a July 20th special on Christina, by the way." Read more.

May 16, 2003 - fighter-for-xtina writes "RollingStone.com did a Q&A with Godsmack singer Sully Erna, and when they asked him what music people would be surprised to know he likes, he answered: "I love certain hip-hop acts, like Nelly. And I have a lot of respect for Eminem. Alicia Keys, she's fucking amazing. I love Christina Aguilera. I really do. I don't wanna poke the girl -- ahem, Fred Durst -- or anything, but her talent is amazing. She's like a little Whitney Houston, ya know?" Then they asked him why her image has to be so skanky, and he said: "You say that like it's a bad thing." Read more."

May 16, 2003 - fighter-for-xtina writes "Westwood One's MTV Radio Network presents 'Justified And Stripped: The Justin Timberlake/Christina Aguilera Tour Special,' June 7-8, 2003. Hosted by MTV Radio Network's Quddus, the one-hour special will feature an inside look at one of the hottest pop tours of the summer featuring exclusive interviews with Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, music from both artists, their exclusive performances at MTV's Mardi Gras and more. Read more."

May 15, 2003 - WENN reports Christina Aguilera's trainer Ashley Borden says the singer is deliberately loading up on carbohydrate-laden foods to give her more energy for when she hits the road with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake this summer. Borden, who says Aguilera was "underfed" before her recent diet changes, explains, "This is the first time in her life she's considered nutrition. We started incorporating better nutrition so Christina has more stamina when she's dancing. Some people think being skinny is all that matters, but tours are like an athletic competition." He added, "Christina likes having a tush; she likes having legs. If you're pencil-thin, at some point your body's going to change, and everyone's going to notice."

May 15, 2003 - britney4ever writes "You can see the scans of the new articles about Christina Aguilera from People Weekly, In Touch, UK Cosmo Girl and Gala here."

May 14, 2003 - Star magazine reports Christina Aguilera acted extra 'Dirrty' during a recent visit to The Westwood Brewing Company in Los Angeles. Christina and a pal were dining at the hot spot when a waiter saw the singer drop her fork on the floor. He was about to bring her a new one, when she picked it up and dug into her meal.

May 14, 2003 - WENN reports Christina Aguilera has an interest in writing poems to express another side to her personality. "I want to be a poet and have a chance to explore that and let people know what's really on my mind," she said. "I don't want to talk about genies in bottles anymore."

May 14, 2003 - The Scottish Daily Record reports Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, who is a big fan of Christina Aguilera, made a joke about helping the singer fix any computer problems she might have when the two met at a Las Vegas computer exhibition. Still unaware of who she was speaking to, Aguilera responded, "Thanks, but I've got a computer guy who does that."

May 13, 2003 - DiVa4LiFe writes "Big Pictures USA has photos of Christina Aguilera, former Spice Girl Mel B, and more at the 12th Annual Music Video Production Association Awards held at the Orpheum Theater. Check out the photos here."

May 12, 2003 - NW magazine reports that despite a public face on how happy she is with her new thicker look, Christina Aguilera was two hours late for filming of her next video for her fourth single from 'Stripped', worried about how she looked. "She really had to be coaxed out of her trailer," an insider revealed. "She kept asking people if she looked okay. Despite them saying how fabulous she looked, she's really unsure of herself." Check out a scan of the chunkier Aguilera on the video shoot and the rest of the article here.

May 12, 2003 - Christina Aguilera has named her racier alter ego X-Tina, rapper DMX recently had a hit with 'X Gon' Give It to Ya', and with the release of 'X2: X-Men United', many are wondering: So what's with all the X-citement? "It comes up a lot, whether it's movies or video games, and when it comes up, kids and teenagers think it's for them," says Selina S. Guber, publisher of Kidtrends, a brand marketing newsletter tells Cox News Service. "X has that magic for them," she has. "Why it's not C, I don't know." Read more.

May 12, 2003 - The Sunday Mail quotes Christina Aguilera saying of her settled beef with Eminem: "I took Eminem to one side and confronted him about all that stuff he spouted in his songs about me. He was like a puppy. We hugged and made up."

May 12, 2003 - fighter-for-xtina writes "Christina Aguilera's Official Club, Xtina Xposed has just been revamped, with all new features such as a message board, community, contests, store and pictures. The pictures are personal pictures of Christina, from MTV Mardi Gras, Flaunt Photoshoot, Q photoshoot and 20/20 taping. Check it out here."

May 12, 2003 - InTouch magazine has a story this week on Christina Aguilera's noticeable weight gain. Her trainger Ashley Borden says it's all part of a plan for the singer ahead of her tour with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. "This is the first time in her life she's considered nutrition," Borden said. "We started incorportating better [nutrition] so Christina has more stamina when she's dancing." While the weight gain has led to a lot of talk, Aguilera is happy with her new look. "I like being thick," she said. When the singer looks in the mirror, she says, "I see myself, a girl who is more comfortable in her skin than ever before." Check out a scan of the article, and the before/after picture here.

May 12, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports that Staten Island-based Global Medical Relief Fund's claims celebrities including Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake were supporting Iraqi bombing victim Ali Ismail Abbas' medical care are being met with many denials. Carey's rep says, "None of it is true. Mariah is very conscientious when it comes to working with disabled children, but no one has contacted us." Organizer Cheryl Shuman clarified that promoters had donated tickets to concerts starring Carey, Timberlake and Aguilera. Read more.

May 11, 2003 -  On April 26th, Xposed sent lucky winner Edwin Rivera and a friend to see Christina perform at the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. Edwin described her acapella version of 'Beautiful,' "It was breathtaking. The whole audience was in complete silence, and I found myself getting a little teary-eyed during her performance. Her voice was so powerful during that number, that once she sang the last verse, the audience gave her a roaring applause!" Read more.

May 11, 2003 - WireImage has photos of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera for a pre-tour photo session for 'Justified & Stripped' at a private studio in Burbank recently. Check them out here.

May 11, 2003 - Former Spice Girl Mel B, Christina Aguilera, Rob Zombie, and Joseph Hahn of Linkin Park were on hand at the 12th Annual Music Video Production Association Awards at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday (May 8). Check out pictures from DailyCeleb, CelebrityPhoto, ShockYourMind.org, and WireImage.

May 11, 2003 - WENN reports Kelly Osbourne has revealed who she likes and dislikes in pop music styles. "It's so hard to be an individual and I just don't like following the pack," she explained. "It's important that girls should stick up for what they believe in, and I think that Pink and Avril Lavigne are good role models for that. If I had a daughter I'd rather that she was listening to their music than Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera." Read more.

May 9, 2003 - MTV's Total Request Live will feature celebrity moms on Friday including Christina Aguilera's mother Shelly Kearns.

May 8, 2003 - Christina Aguilera says she's not copying her rivals Britney Spears and Madonna by dying her hair black, she's just sick of being blonde. "I did about everything I possibly could I think with the blonde for the past few years between styles and experimenting with other colours combined," she explained. "So I was just like, you know what? I'm just ready to go totally different. I had been wanting to go extreme colour-wise for a long time. And I'm so happy with it too. It's where I'm at in my life more right now. Its a little darker and more mature and grown up."

May 8, 2003 - Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake are both nominated for Favorite International Artist at this year's MuchMusic Video Awards, while Avril Lavigne and Chantal Kreviazuk are nominated for Favorite Canadian Artist. The ceremony will happen on June 22nd, live on MuchMusic at 9pm ET. Check out other nominees here.

May 8, 2003 - fighter-for-xtina writes "Christina Aguilera is going to be on Sims Superstar Expansion Pack out on May 12th, also in the game is Marilyn Monroe and Andy Warhol. Check out the picture here. For more information check it out here."

May 8, 2003 - Star magazine has a partial explanation at least for Christina Aguilera's shock weight gain, which backs up the second most popular response on popdirt.com's current poll. The singer was spotted at midnight with her bodyguard at Mel's Diner on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles devouring a burger and fries while sipping a coke. "She definitely wasn't picking at her food," a source blabbed. "She seemed ravenous!"

May 7, 2003 - Sources tell Movieline that Christina Aguilera has been smart about her movie moves. She wants to play herself in a documentary about the music world, then appear in a comedy, like Eve did with 'Barbershop', then perhaps take on a flashier role in a horror flick, like Aaliyah did with 'Queen of the Damned'.

May 7, 2003 - Amazon.de has the cover of Christina Aguilera's new maxi CD 'Fighter'. Check it out here.

May 7, 2003 -  Christina Aguilera and Jessica Simpson were amongst the stars who attended Teen People Celebrates The 6th Annual '25 Hottest Stars Under 25' on Monday (May 5) at Lucky Strike Lanes in Hollywood, California. Check out pictures from FilmMagic, Oh-Mandymoore.com, DailyCeleb, CelebrityPhoto, GlobePhotos, Rex Features (page1 / page2), GettyImages, LFI, WireImage.

May 7, 2003 - skiplest writes "George Tejeda reported on UPI.com about his thoughts on the Hispanic backlash against Christina Aguilera, saying that Hispanics are regarding to her as a "phony". This is due to reports where Christina said that she wanted to give back and show appreciation to her Irish fans with the late October concerts in Belfast and Dublin. In the early days of her career, Christina mentioned about her Hispanic background. Tejeda added, "By tying tackiness in so heavily with a Hispanic persona, Aguilera drags all Hispanics down every time she plays the part of an Ecuadorian bimbo." Read more."

May 7, 2003 - ABC News Australia reports Arnold Schwarznegger, Angelina Jolie and Christina Aguilera are spearheading the campaign launched by the Global Medical Relief Fund to bring 12-year-old Ali Ismail Abbas to Los Angeles. Ali is undergoing medical treatment in Kuwait for burns to 60 per cent of his body. Read more.

May 6, 2003 - 'American Idol' judge Simon Cowell is putting Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Bon Jovi, and Kelly Osbourne on blast in the latest issue of InTouch. While saying he's a fan of Cher, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Eminem and Christina Aguilera, Simon says, "Britney isn't sexy and she doesn't know who she's aiming her music at anymore. People call J.Lo's actions diva-ish, but I call it spoiled and obnoxious. Kelly Osbourne is dreadful and Bon Jovi takes himself so seriously. It's a joke."

May 6, 2003 - Popdirt.com's last poll asking who has the best new hairdo saw 50.4% vote for Britney Spears' new brunette look, while 45.7% thought Christina Aguilera's black hair was the best transformation. Way behind in third was Kelly Osbourne's blonde mohican. For the complete results, click here. 

May 6, 2003 - The Belfast Telegraph reports phone and internet lines were jammed Friday morning after tickets for Christina Aguilera and Rolling Stones concerts went on sale. Aguilera is making her debut appearance in Belfast's Odyssey Arena on October 30th. A spokeswoman for Wonderland Promotions said: "Due to technical difficulties with Ticketmaster, some people were unable to get through on the telephone and internet this morning. The lines began to clear around 10.15 but as a result there are still tickets available, fans will be pleased to hear. But they are selling very fast," Read more.

May 6, 2003 - popdirt.com's new poll asks readers to try and explain the reason behind Christina Aguilera's shocking weight gain in recent weeks. Vote here.

May 6, 2003 - New photos have emerged showing Christina Aguilera has packed on even more pounds. The picture caption says, "Christina was hesitant about showing off her curvy figure in her new video." Check out the pictures here.

May 2, 2003 - britneyspears-1981-2 writes "A new installment of questions on Christina Aguilera's official site were answered by her mother, Shelly Kearns. There are questions about her tattoos, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and actor Hayden Christensen dating rumors, and Christina's workout. You can read it all here."

May 2, 2003 - People magazine announced their 50 Most Beautiful list, which features Halle Berry on the special issue's cover. Christina Aguilera made the list. Check out the entire list here.

May 2, 2003 - Pop Star magazine recently caught up with Christina Aguilera and almost got through the whole interview without mentioning rival Britney Spears. After the interviewer promised "I won't even mention the B-word," Aguilera laughed, responding, "Thank God! B-word questions are just from people who don't care about music or who haven't done their research and just want to rehash old stuff that's already been dealt with. I've got no problems with Britney -- we're just doing different things." Check out scans of the entire article, with photos, here.

May 2, 2003 - britney4ever writes "Christinamultimedia.com has four videos of Christina Aguilera at the GLAAD Awards 2003 from Access Hollywood, E!, Extra and Inside Edition. They also has the audio of Christina's 'Beautiful' a cappella performance. You can download them here."

May 2, 2003 - The Sun has a photo of Christina Aguilera sitting while performing 'Beautiful' at the GLAAD Awards, showing a spare tire around the waist. A guest commented, "Everyone was shocked when she sat down to sing and revealed all that flesh – she’s usually rake thin." Check out the picture here.

May 2, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Dr. Dre was just on a radio interview here in Milwaukee on our local radio station 100.7 V100. Dre and the DJ started talking about 50 Cent and Eminem. The DJ said, "Speaking of Eminem…he still got beef with little [Britney Spears] and [Christina Aguilera]?" Dre said something like, "I don’t know about the Britney sh** but I know he got the 'Dirrty' video on tape.""

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