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June 30, 2003 - Sky News reports Robbie Williams and Christina Aguilera are the country's top karaoke idols for males and females respectively, according to a new poll. Liam Gallagher and Madonna were both runner-ups. Read more.

June 30, 2003 - Darren Hajul, a rock star pal of Prince Harry has told the Sunday People how he enjoyed all-night baby oil sex romps in a four-poster bed with Christina Aguilera. "Christina used me like a sexual plaything but boy, was I willing to be used," Darren revealed. "I've read about her love of sex and men but she's like a rocket in bed - absolutely unstoppable. I've had some girls in my time but even Christina taught me some tricks I never knew. One of her hit singles is called 'Dirrty' and she more than lives up to the name." Read more.

June 30, 2003 - XXdirrty_xtinaXX writes "On the Tom Green show last night, Seth Green was talking about his crush on Christina Aguilera and gave her some pretty big compliments. He said he thinks she's talented and that he likes her outspoken ways. He thinks that she's fearless and that she isn't afraid to say what she feels and that's attractive. He said he doesn't want to meet her, though, because he is afraid that the crush will go away if she's not what he thought. He kind of just likes the possibility."

June 29, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "The New York Post reports that Christina Aguilera's new video 'Can't Hold us down' is being edited by MTV because of it's sexual content and lyrics saying that the video actually "outdid" her first video 'Dirrty'. Read more."

June 29, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Tour mates Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC and Christina Aguilera gave MTV a behind scenes look at their summer tour, The Justified/Stripped tour. MTV follows the two as they prepare for their performance. See video captures from the show at Breny.com."

June 27, 2003 - The Las Vegas Sun reports Christina Aguilera partied until the wee hours at Tabu after her MGM Grand concert the other night.

June 29, 2003 - britneyslave writes "Christina Aguilera was interviewed by Top of the Pops magazine and said some stuff about Eminem and Kelly Osbourne. Christina on Kelly Osbourne: "Kelly Osbourne's obviously a young, angry little teenager who's still struggling to find herself and find her voice. You have to laugh it off, and hope she finds some positivity in her life 'cos she's just putting so much bad karma against herself." And on Eminem, Aguilera said, "The Eminem thing, it's water under the bridge now. I confronted him personally and he was so cool. He was like, 'No hard feelings, that's old beef, it's done with!' When someone is disrespecting me in their songs and calling me a bitch or whatever, I will speak up 'cos no one should de disrespected for speakin' their mind." Check out a scan of the entire article here."

June 27, 2003 - Katy Kroll of Billboard.com reviewed the Justified and Stripped tour in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday (June 21). She writes, "Easily one of the hottest tickets of the summer, the Justified & Stripped Tour, co-headlined by Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera, promised to pack a one-two punch. On this night, although Aguilera's voice soared at times, Timberlake was clearly the winner with his impeccable stage presence that kept fans on their feet." Read more.

June 27, 2003 - A fan on Christina Aguilera's forum at LiveDaily.com reports Lil' Mo appeared on the Hot93.7 FM morning program in Hartford, CT, where she took a few shots at Aguilera. The singer wondered, "You know what? Why is Christina on tour with Justin and not Britney? ... and while I touched base on that, Christina's getting a lil fattie, but thats ok 'cause no matter what she does, I got a better one than she does" Asked if Aguilera could sing, Mo responded, "Well, she aint nothin' special. I could blow her outta the water."

June 27, 2003 - Christina Aguilera is on the cover of Maxim In Italy. Check out the picture here.

June 25, 2003 - Anonymous writes "A group of dissatisfied Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake fans in Vancouver - where the Stripped & Justified show was cancelled due to delays at the border - have launched a group called the Stripped & Justified Justice League. "We are a group of fans, spread throughout the world, who want anyone and everyone involved in the Stripped & Justified tour to make an effort to bring justice to dissatisfied and disgruntled ticket holders," writes group founder columnist Sabrina Mehra on the official web site. Its goal is to collect thousands of signatures on its web site to encourage the popstars to return to BC. You can check out the group here."

June 23, 2003 - esjrjun2 writes "I attended the 'Justified & Stripped' show last Friday, the last day in LA." Read more.

June 23, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Christina[dot]Aguilera has a list of the celebrities who have went to see Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC at one of the Justified & Stripped concerts according to a LiveDaily user. These celebrities were either seen by people or were rumored to be there."

June 23, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Both Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC and Christina Aguilera will be releasing albums together for Target stores called 'Justin and Christina'. The CD includes new songs from both singers and a remixed single from them. See the album cover and track list here."

June 23, 2003 - A new Christina Aguilera song that apparently is going to be featured on an upcoming Target stores CD along with her *NSYNC tourmate Justin Timberlake has been posted online. Download and listen to 'That's What Love Can Do' here.

June 23, 2003 - The Fort Worth Star Telegram profiled Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera ahead of their show on Thursday. Amy Doyle, MTV's vice president of music and talent programming, talked about how the pair rose from the teen pop pool to continued success. "It's easy to understand," she explained. "Both of them came back after riding the new pop wave with a new look and a new sound. Justin incorporated more soulful vocals, which is what people want. His timing was perfect. And Christina came back pushing the envelope with 'Dirrty' and got noticed, and people respected her for not being put in a box with all the other young singers, the Jessica Simpsons and the Mandy Moores." Read more.

June 23, 2003 - The New York Post hears that Christina Aguilera not only missed her concert in Vancouver because of border crossing troubles, she also missed hanging out with Jennifer Lopez at the Opus Hotel where her room was filled with balloons from an adoring fan.

June 20, 2003 - A recent photo of Christina Aguilera on her tour with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake has emerged, and it's anything but flattering. Is it doctored? Check it out here.

June 20, 2003 - HitsDailyDouble.com caught up with several music insiders who admit that there's been troubles with ticket sales during the summer concert season. "We have an industry that has managed once again to ignore reality," says veteran concert promoter and Co-CEO of Metropolitan Talent John Scher. "The economy is in bad shape, there’s fear of congregation, ticket prices and service charges are out of control. It’s no wonder that this summer will at best be mediocre." Artist manager Irving Azoff commented, "Justin and Christina are doing well in most cities but have had some problems in places like Denver, Little Rock and San Antonio... Most of the newer acts haven’t had a chance to develop a following. The business these days, with its desire to turn a profit as quickly as possible, doesn’t allow for the development of a fan base." Read more.

June 20, 2003 - The Enquirer reports Hollywood photographer David Keeler is threatening a lawsuit, claiming Christina Aguilera's bodyguard assaulted him, and then his nose got bloodied when a homeless man smacked him in the face. Seems Christina looked unsteady after a hard night partying at Club Nacional, where her bodyguard escorted her out. Keeler attempted to take a picture of the two, and was stunned when the bodyguard rushed back towards him, spit in his face, and punched him. Keeler then shouted for the club's doorman to call police when the homeless man charged him and smacked him as well. The bum, Christina, and her bodyguard all took off before the cops arrived.

June 20, 2003 - Launch.com has Christina Aguilera's new Video 'Can't hold us down' featuring Lil' Kim. You can watch the video here.

June 20, 2003 - Norm Clarke of the Las Vegas Review Journal cryptically writes: "Some tourists could be very surprised when they look over at the next table late Saturday and see Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. Sources tell me there will be a very sex-citing sighting of the duo, who bring their 'Justified & Stripped' tour to the MGM Grand Garden." Perhaps a 'Sex in the City' taping?

June 19, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Yahoo.com announces that tour mates Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake are scheduled to perform at 'Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular'. The performance will be pre-taped from their Justified/Stripped tour. Other People to perform Sheryl Crow, Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child, and John Cougar Mellencamp. This will be hosted by TRL VJ Carson Daily and Cover Girl model Molly Sims which airs July fourth at 9:00pm."

June 19, 2003 - kktwins writes "Here is the link to my pics of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera last night on tour in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. Check them out here."

June 19, 2003 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com reports that Christina Aguilera has lashed out at female fans of *NSYNC star and current tourmate Justin Timberlake. "I’ve been out to clubs with Justin and I’ve seen some of the girls that have hung around him," Aguilera explained. "They’re all over him, and it’s just so sickening to me."

June 19, 2003 - Darryl Morden of the Hollywood Reporter reviewed the Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake concert at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday (June 16). Morden says the *NSYNC star's "much-vaunted dancing was hardly the stuff of dazzle, while his voice, especially on the headset mic, was whiny and thin." He adds that Aguilera "clearly has the stronger and more far-ranging voice but was also too often swathed in bloated arrangements, her own cadre of dancers and a load of costume changes." Read more.

June 19, 2003 - The New York Post is backing off the claim that Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera's tour is in trouble. Concerts West say after the two sold out shows in Los Angeles, the rest of the tour dates are booked. The only setback on the tour was the Vancouver stop, which was cancelled due to border issues. "The Vancouver date was a sell-off [sub-contracted] to House of Blues Concerts," a spokesperson for Concerts West insisted. "We were not responsible for the border crossing."

June 18, 2003 - ireallyknow writes "In the article titled " Sales Trouble For 'Stripped And Justified' Tour" it says that the tour has been downsized from 60 dates. this is not true. There have always been only 45 dates and most are close to selling out. I don't think Justin and Christina are in any trouble of failing. Justin had a show at The House of Blues in LA last night after his Staple Center perfomance.... it sold out in literally one minute."

June 18, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake first released his first solo album 'Justified' a few months ago in the UK and since then his album has become 3X Platinum and is currently one of the UK's best selling album of the year. In the US, 'Justified' holds the number 41 spot on the Billboard charts."

June 18, 2003 - Pat O'Brien of Access Hollywood caught up with summer tourmates Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Asked what is the one thing the pair have learned about each other during this tour and lead-up, Christina responded, "My sarcastic humor always wants to run away with me. I have the worst sarcastic dirty little jokes." Justin joked, "No, that's cool, you can kick me, stab me, go ahead." Read more.

June 18, 2003 - popdirt.com's latest survey asked fans if they thought *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera would hook up on their 'Stripped and Justified' tour. Only 27% said yes, while 38.7% said no, and 34.3% said we'll never know for sure. Check out the complete results here. 

June 18, 2003 - For those wondering how Christina Aguilera appeared so tall next to *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake on their Rolling Stone cover, Us Weekly reports the 5'2" Aguilera had to stand on a block next to 6'2" Timberlake. Background music during the shoot was Michael Jackson. Christina's black top was by Jean Paul Gaultier, while Justin's black tank was by Calvin Klein.

June 18, 2003 - The New York Post reports that the 'Stripped and Justified' tour featuring *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera is running into problems. The promoters are looking for "more intimate" venues after having a tough time selling tickets in the tour that has already been scaled back from 60 stops to 45, not to mention the abrupt cancellation of last week's show in Vancouver. Aguilera's manager Irving Azoff said of the tour's cancellation in Vancouver: "We had 12,000 tickets sold, and we couldn't get the trucks through the border to get set up. There were some problems with some drivers with bad, old criminal records." Read more.

June 18, 2003 - grace_04 writes "The other Justin is on tour with Christina. Justin Guarini and Kelly Clarkson. Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. How do we keep it all straight? In an interview about Kelly and Justin with E! Online, Kelly talks Christina saying, " I'm very different from Christina. Christina and I have different voices, different goals. Not that I mind being compared to her. She's got a lot of talent." And Justin says about Justin, "I think once people see my new album, they'll realize how different I am from Justin Timberlake. We share a first name and happen to have a similar type of hair when we grow it out, but beyond that, it's like night and day." Read more."

June 18, 2003 - britney4ever writes "Christina Aguilera was a guest DJ on Z100's "Reality Radio" this past weekend, and she got to choose her own playlist. Here's what she chose: 'Unwell' by Matchbox 20, 'Get Busy' by Sean Paul, 'Rock Your Body' by *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, 'November Rain' by Guns 'N Roses, 'Addicted' by Simple Plan, 'Don't Speak' by No Doubt, 'Crazy In Love' by Beyonce Knowles, her own new single, 'Fighter', 'I Can' by Nas, 'If' by Janet, 'Ignition' by R. Kelly, 'I Know What You Want' by Busta Rhymes featuring Mariah Carey, and 'Sing For The Moment' by Eminem."

June 18, 2003 - WENN reports that Christina Aguilera has admitted to having her first kiss when she was just five years old, only to be caught by her mother Shelly Kearns. "My mom caught me on the front porch with this kid that lived a couple of houses down," she explained. "It was very cute and flirtatious, but it wasn't no little peck. It was a make-out session. I don't know whether that makes make me look really bad, but, hey, it happened." Read more.

June 18, 2003 - Sky News reports Christina Aguilera has warned other women to keep their hands off *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Christina said she was worried that women are just after Justin "because he's him" and plan to kiss and tell. She also thinks Justin should get back togther with ex-girlfriend Britney Spears. Read more.

June 18, 2003 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera performed at Staples Center in Los Angeles as she opens the 'Justified/Stripped' summer concert tour on Monday (June 16). Check out pictures from Yahoo and more of Christina at GettyImages.

June 16, 2003 - Anonymous writes "After the last-minute cancellation left thousands of ticketholders ticked off, pop culture writer Sabrina Mehra has launched an on-line petition appealing to Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake to bring their tour back to Vancouver, BC. "We are disappointed fans and dissatisfied customers, whose hard-to-come-by tickets are now just meaningless pieces of paper," writes the columnist behind 'sabrinaspeak.' "We hope you will consider our plea; there are many among us who are young enough to still believe in promises." You can check out the petition here."

June 14, 2003 - Neva Chonin of the San Franscisco Chronicle reviewed the *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera concert at the Arena in Oakland on Friday night. Chonin said, "Live, the two stars don't measure up to their neo-sophisticated images. They do throw their hearts into their performance, though, courting fans with the fervor of 'American Idol' finalists. And Friday's near-capacity audience -- ethnically and culturally mixed, straight and gay, composed mostly of young women, with a healthy smattering of men -- rewarded them with appreciative shrieks." Read more.

June 14, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Christina Aguilera recently bought a new Hollywood Hills mansion for $5 million. The house includes a cinema and 25-foot waterfall. See inside of the house here."

June 14, 2003 - Los Angeles County Assemblyman Ron Calderon (D-Montebello) held a rather unusual fundraiser on Thursday night. The San Francisco Chronicle reports supporters and lobbyists paid up to $2,000 to see a Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake concert at Arco Arena with Calderon. Read more.

June 14, 2003 - Ernest A. Jasmin of The Tacoma News Tribune reviewed the 'Stripped & Justified' tour stop at the Tacoma Dome on Sunday (June 8). Jasmin said of opening act Christina Aguilera: "Throughout her set, Aguilera showcased a vocal range that sets her head and shoulders above pop peers like Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson. It was most notable during the a capella introduction of her ballad 'Beautiful' and a pair of Etta James songs, 'At Last' and 'I Prefer You'." As for Justin Timberlake, "Backed by a tight band, the *NSYNC frontman stuck mostly to tunes from his solo debut 'Justified,' with highlights including 'Right for Me,' 'Senorita,' 'Nothin' Else' and the Britney Spears jab 'Cry Me a River.' He also threw in a few *NSYNC hits, like 'Girlfriend,' for good measure." Read more.

June 12, 2003 - Tony Hicks of the Contra Costa Times reviewed the Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera concert on Friday (June 6) at the Oakland Arena. Hicks said Aguilera "lacked tangible direction on stage" and "she seemed intent on pushing attention away from her voice and toward her sexuality." As for Timberlake, Hicks says the *NSYNC star show "was a far cry from the spectacle of his boy band days." Read more.

June 12, 2003 - Canada.com reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera were supposed to perform at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver Wednesday night, but the Justified and Stripped tour came to a screeching halt at the U.S. border. Pacific Coliseum officials were told Timberlake and Aguilera's 16 semis containing tour equipment were held for five hours at the border, but Immigration Canada says that they were only held for two hours. Read more.

June 12, 2003 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on Tuesday, "Pamela Anderson has just joined a celebrity wake up service where you pay $7.99 per month to hear celebrity voices give you a wake up call. For $8.99 Christina Aguilera will wake you in person." 

June 12, 2003 - The San Francisco Chronicle reports Christina Aguilera had two rows reserved to see 'Finding Nemo' at the Metreon last Thursday. The singer attended the animated film with a bodyguard and friend.

June 11, 2003 - Anonymous writes "BBC recently asked former Spice Girl Mel C what she thought about Christina's song 'Fighter'. The singer responded, "I absolutely love this track. I think it's fantastic. It's possibly my favourite track on her album. I think she's got the most exciting vocal talent since Whitney Houston. I'm big on Christina." Her rate on the track: 5/5"

June 11, 2003 - The San Francisco Chronicle reports SF's Mayor Willie Brown stopped by the Clift on Thursday night, hobnobbed with Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC and danced with Christina Aguilera, who was hosting a party for her dancers. She said later that he has "some good moves."

June 11, 2003 - Christina Aguilera had dinner party at Ian Schrager's Clift Hotel in San Francisco, California on Thursday (June 5). Check out additional pictures here.

June 11, 2003 - Anonymous writes "The forum on Christina Aguilera fan site, ChristinaMultimedia.com, has posted some brand new pictures of Christina Aguilera. They are scans from Maxim Magazine's Hot 100 list insert, availible with the new issue out now. They feature larger individual scans of each of the 9 outtake pictures, and other great scans. Check them out here."

June 11, 2003 - WENN reports Christina Aguilera is again defending and embracing her recent weight gain. "I feel more beautiful than ever," she said. "I like having a bit of booty. I like having a bit of thigh too! I have no problem with it - it brings out my Latino side and I'm really comfortable with that. I love being voluptuous! And what's the problem? I was skinny and lately my body's started to change. I'm a petite small-boned girl, but everyone knows a woman's body fluctuates."

June 10, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "A few months ago, Christina Aguilera was on the cover of Blender. Now she’s on the cover of the Sunday Sport, which shows outtakes from the shoot. See the cover here."

June 10, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "E! News got a chance to sit down and talk to both Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC and Christina Aguilera. In the Interview, Christina makes fun of Justin’s nickname, 'Trousersnake' and on why he and Britney should get back together. Download the Interview here."

June 10, 2003 - britney4ever writes "In the new Vanity Fair issue some young celebrities were asked "the question": Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera? Here are the answers!"

June 10, 2003 - Blender magazine featured remix website GoHomeProductions.com in its new issue. The site features 'Dirrty Magic', a remix of Christina Aguilera's 'Dirrty' and Grover Washington's 'Mr. Magic'. Check out that remix and more here.

June 10, 2003 - adamsgirl69 writes "V-W.org knows a celebrity limo driver in California who had the pleasure of picking up and driving Christina Aguilera to the airport for her filming of Saturday Night Live, with Ricky Minor. Here is his account: "I picked up Ricky Minor at his house.... brand new, no landscaping yet. He was very, very nice. He was with Whitney Houston for nearly 20 years and produced the Diva show from Vegas. Christina was late, very late. The jet left without her after waiting 2 hours. I picked her up and she met a second plane (both were private jets) out of Van Nuys airport. She gave me an autograph for my daughter. She seems to have added some meat to her bones. She looked good, very relaxed, friendly, in a great mood. She had an assistant with her who carried her luggage, mostly garment bags that HAD to be laid out straight. No makeup, hair not done. We watched the show. Fantastic musical performances by Christina. Both songs were awesomely done.""

June 10, 2003 - WireImage has photos of Christina Aguilera on the 'Justified and Stripped' Tour 2003 on Friday (June 6) at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California. Check out the pictures here.

June 10, 2003 - Christina Aguilera tells Top of the Pops magazine that the music on her second album, 'Stripped', is a lot more personal and represents the real Christina more than her earlier material ever did. "I come from a huge teen-pop phenomenon, which I think at the time was in a really poor state," she said. "It wasn't about lyrics that were real, it was about catchy pop tunes that were more fun than innovative and inspiring. It was hard 'cause so many people had views and ideas about who I should be and inside I was screaming, 'I'm not really this person!'" Read more.

June 9, 2003 - bsnews writes "Shockyourmind.org has 4 clips of Christina performing at the first concert of the Justified and Stripped tour in Phoenix on June 4th. The ones up right now are 'At Last' [00:18], 'Beautiful' [00:12], 'Can't Hold Us Down' [00:11] and 'Come On Over' [11]. She will be rotating the clips, with 15 total available. To watch them, click here."

June 9, 2003 - Us Weekly reports Christina Aguilera was spotted shopping at the Kitson boutique in Los Angeles and then dining at the Ivy.

June 9, 2003 - bsnews writes "This is an excerpt from an article about Ricky Martin from People en Español: And when it came to revealing the best vocal cords in the business? Grammy winner Christina Aguilera gets Martin's vote hands down. "

June 9, 2003 - David Hinckley of the New York Daily News previewed the new season of 'The Osbournes', which kicks off Tuesday at 10:30 PM ET/PT on MTV. Hinckley says a theme in the new season will be Kelly Osbourne's ongoing feud with Christina Aguilera. Sharon suggests that in the future, if Kelly is asked about another female singer, she should just say, "She's great." But Kelly responds, "But I don't think she is [great]. Why should I lie?" Kelly also gets furious with brother Jack for betraying her by refusing to say he also hates Aguilera. Read more.

June 8, 2003 - Thanks4MakingMeAFigh writes "MTV.com has pictures of Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake on stage at the America West Arena on Wednesday (June 4). Check them out here."

June 8, 2003 - Radio 1 reports that after their opening night show on the 'Justified & Stripped' tour, Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake spoke about why they decided to tour together. "We're both in new places in our career, even though this is my first solo album and it's her second," said Justin. Christina added: "We're kind of reintroducing both of ourselves as artists. I'll be reinventing some of my old stuff into where I'm at musically today, and I'll have some singalong action, and there'll be something definitely for everybody."

June 8, 2003 - Getty Images has photos of Christina Aguilera's dinner party at Ian Schrager's Clift Hotel in San Francisco, California on Thursday (June 5). Check out the pictures more.

June 8, 2003 - Megastar reports Christina Aguilera is hunting for a boyfriend who is "street". She says, "I'm definitely finding it pretty hard. It's tough because you never really know what people's intentions are. I'm getting better at being able to tell who's around me for the right or wrong reasons. I don't go for Mr. Pretty Boy Hollywood, I'm more into down-to-earth streetboys. That makes it doubly hard because those kind of boys are not from my world at all."

June 8, 2003 - Kristi Turnquist of the Portland Oregonian shared her thoughts on *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera ahead of their show at the Rose Garden arena on Tuesday. On Timberlake, she commented, "In interviews, Timberlake is recasting himself from the human candy cane of *NSYNC's reign to hip dude down with the homeboys. He showed up in a cover story in hip-hop magazine Vibe, portrayed as a Memphis native respectful of the African American music traditions he's been accused of trying to glom onto." As for Aguilera, Turnquist says, "Unlike [Britney Spears], who played up her assets (good looks, killer body) while minimizing her weaknesses (singing), Aguilera always had great pipes, a deep, womanly, powerful voice. In her teen-pop days, she belted it out but dressed like the young woman she was, ladling on the hot-pink lip gloss, inky eyeliner and sparkly eye shadow. Now, like Timberlake, Aguilera has decided to play the hottie card. But she's had a bumpier time of it." Read more.

June 8, 2003 - Marty Hughley of The Portland Oregonian profiled *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera before their concert in the city. Hughley writes, "Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake may have been burned by the limelight over the past couple of years, but it apparently has inspired them to fight fire with fire. Whatever doesn't make us forget them only makes them stronger. Both these stars have shown their strength on their latest albums, boldly moving beyond the frothy, synthetic teen pop that they helped make the dominant music style in the late 1990s." Read more.

June 6, 2003 - Christina Aguilera is on the cover of the Scottish Daily Record's '192' supplement this week where she insisted that she was "anything but romantically involved" with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and opened up about her recent weight gain. "Before they were saying I was too skinny and now I've got hips," she said. "I have no problem with it - it's part of my Latina side, but what are my girl fans supposed to think when I'm being slammed for having a little bit of thigh? My body changed while I was out of the public eye making 'Stripped'. But when a girl gains weight it becomes a big deal but when a guy does it, it's okay. He can be the sexiest guy out there, but he doesn't really have to be in shape or anything." Read more.

June 6, 2003 - skiplest writes "Neil Strauss of The New York Times attended and reviewed the "Justified and Stripped Tour" in Phoenix on June 4. On Christina Aguilera, he says that she "couldn't quite deliver" and that "she may have the most impressive voice of her generation of pop stars, but as an entertainer she still comes off as too self-involved to connect fully with an arena audience." As for *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, he says that "Mr. Timberlake held his own as a solo act" and said he put on a "phenomenal show." Read more."

June 6, 2003 - Dream member Diana Ortiz tells Launch.com the group hopes to land a spot on some 'Justified & Stripped' tour stops this summer with Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. "We were hoping to get on the Justin and Christina tour and also Justin's going to have his own tour after the Christina and Justin tour, and we were hoping to get on that too," Ortiz said. "And that's probably going to go overseas. This summer we're going to be doing like summer jams (for) different radio stations, like heading out and doing that. And hopefully we'll get on the B2K tour that's starting in July." Read more.

June 6, 2003 - Larry Rodgers and Laurel Miller of The Arizona Republic reviewed the 'Justified and Stripped Tour' in Phoenix on Wednesday (June 4). They say *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake "moved even more toward stripped-down, old-school soul in his 80-minute set, which kept the America West Arena crowd on its feet most of the time." As for Christina Aguilera, they say, "The tiny, 22-year-old singer's dazzling voice is her main calling card, and she had fans in awe several times during songs such as 'Impossible' (which she recorded with Alicia Keys), 'Soar' and a classy cover of Etta James' 'At Last'." Read more.

June 6, 2003 - Christina Fuoco of MTV News reviewed the opening night of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera's Justified and Stripped Tour on Wednesday before the sold-out crowd at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. She writes, "While Aguilera's set focused on her supernatural voice, Timberlake showcased his beat-box and dancing talents. Clearly the crowd favorite." Read more.

June 6, 2003 - Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake stopped by MTV's Total Request Live on Wednesday to preview their Justified & Stripped tour with MTV's John Norris. Read on for a rough transcript.

June 5, 2003 - The Sun has a photo of Christina Aguilera shopping in Los Angeles with her gigantic bodyguard Rob, who dwarfed the tiny singer. Check it out here.

June 5, 2003 - XxsharikaxX writes "It's not over between Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC? Access Hollywood went behind the scenes at Christina and Justin's Rolling Stone shoot. Christina Aguilera said, "He (Justin) and Britney made a great couple. I have a feeling that there's going to be some reconciliation. I don't think it's over.""

June 5, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "An *NSYNC fan from the JJB said that Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake were interviewed by Western New York. The *NSYNC fan said: "They were sitting elevated with the stage in the far background. They got asked about the MMC and Justin said it's an accomplish ment they were on a show at 12 year olds and here we are a decade later. We enjoy music and enjoy what we do. They got asked about the tour, Christina mentioned tomorrow is their first show together, but Justin started in Europe. A kid asked who are their role models. Justin said his parents, especially his dad. Christina said her mother, cause she was strong dealing with what she went through with her father. The girl said Justin we got to ask about the Britney situation, Christina started to laugh and said you know everything you need to know. The interviewer said, 'I know I know you're going to hate me.' Justin said 'I don't hate you I don't talk about it anymore, there is way too much speculation and it's got a life of it's own and it doesn't exist for me, as far as I'm concerned, I'm on tour so I don't talk about that stuff.'" You can see video captures of them on E! doing the same interview here."

June 5, 2003 - Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera get up close and personal, striking some seriously sexy poses for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. The *NSYNC star told Extra, "It was cool. Christina's cool. No drama. It was easy." Watch a video clip here.

June 5, 2003 - RollingStone.com has a special section on their cover story featuring *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera to promote their U.S. tour together. Included is a video clip that goes behind the scenes of their photo shoot, the 'Justin Justified' and 'Christina Stripped' cover stories, and photos. Check it out here.

June 5, 2003 - Quddus chatted with Stacie Orrico on MTV's Total Request Live on Wednesday, where Stacie was guest hosting. Asked about the upcoming tour with Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, and whether the pair will get along, Orrico said, "I don't know. I think it's kind of funny. It's like I think they're going to try to play it off like -- like try to create a lot of publicity but pretend they're going to hook up and stuff. But I don't think it will happen. She's too strong for him or something."

June 5, 2003 - britney4ever writes "You can see the scans and read the entire interview of Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake on the new Rolling Stone magazine here."

June 5, 2003 - britney4ever writes "E! News Live aired a 5 minute interview of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera talking about their tour yesterday. You can download the video at ChristinaMultimediacom."

June 3, 2003 - tiffified writes "Hello magazine reports Charlotte Church is talking bad about Britney Spears. She says, "Britney, she's gorgeous - but she wears far too much make-up." She also takes a personal blow to Christina Aguilera by caling her "a slag" and says that Jennifer Lopez has no life. Read more."

June 3, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "E! revealed the picture that was chosen as *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera's Rolling Stone cover. You can see the picture here."

June 3, 2003 - Britneys_Boi writes "Today on Extra they showed *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera's photo shoot for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. You can check out the 20 images here."

June 3, 2003 - WENN reports Christina Aguilera says people assume she's impossible to talk to because of her "introverted" personality. "Sometimes being the way I am - introverted and kind of quiet - makes people think I'm unapproachable," she said. "It's disappointing because if people strike up a conversation I'll totally talk. Sometimes people get the wrong idea because I can be so low-key." Read more.

June 1, 2003 - Us Weekly quotes Christina Aguilera saying of her collaboration with Lil' Kim on 'Can't Hold Us Down': "[On her records] she is Miss Raunch... and then she's just like, 'Hi!' She has just the sweetest little voice, and she's just a really big sweetheart."

June 1, 2003 - Us Weekly has a photo of Christina Aguilera moving into her newly renovated $5 million, 6,500 square foot house in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles over the Memorial Day weekend. A witness revealed, "She supervised everything, and her boyfrend [Jordan Bratman] helped the whole time." Aguilera later invited friends to check out her new home theater, bar and pool.

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