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January 31, 2005 - With the MTV Asia Awards 2005 being re-cast as MTV Asia Aid, a fundraiser for tsunami relief, Christina Aguilera's official website has removed any reference to her hosting the event, which takes place February 3rd in Bangkok, Thailand. Earlier this month, several reports suggested that Aguilera was to be a part of NBC's 'Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope' on January 15th, but the singer was also absent for this event. The pullout and silence on the matter of tsunami relief has upset some of her fans, with one apparently fabricating a quote from Aguilera trying to portray her as sympathetic to the situation. One posted at LiveDaily.com: "Honestly, I'm disappointed in her. And yeah, the website sucks." Another added: "I really hope she goes, if not as a host, as a performer. Many Asian fans will be disappointed if she doesn't and it's such an important event too." It's not the first time Aguilera has found herself in the middle of controversy in Thailand, as two posters seen in the video to 'Dirrty' featured Thai script that translated to read "Thailand's Sex Tourism" and "Young Underage Girls" — references to Thailand's much-criticized, tourist-driven sex industry.

January 31, 2005 - Friends of Jordan Bratman tell The New York Post that he's been shopping around for the right ring to pop the question to Christina Aguilera. "He's been making inquiries about rings with different jewelers," a source revealed. Another source added, "Christina really loves him. She is so happy with him." Aguilera's rep insisted, "They are not engaged and she is not pregnant." Read more.

January 24, 2005 - Anonymous writes "I understand that you like Christina Aguilera. She has an amazing voice, that is not often found in such a young performer. She has few contemporaries that can actually hold a torch to her voice. I just don't understand why you have to put Britney Spears down to prove how good Christina is. Truly good artists don't need to be compared to other artists. They have their own achievements and can shine on their own. It's true that Britney and Christina were very similar whey they first emerged, but now they are pretty different." Read more.

January 24, 2005 - Anonymous writes "There seems to be much debate over who is the biggest in the UK, out of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. As usual, there really shouldn't be any need for debate - the facts speak for themselves." Read more.

January 24, 2005 - str8 writes "For the numerous amounts of flack Christina Aguilera gets, I have this comment. How can you attack the only young singer who actually has a voice? Britney Spears, who maybe a "good" dancer (by some standards) she's a half-talent as an actress, and if we are being honest she can’t sing. The lip-synching by Britney at her shows is well known, maybe if she didn’t dance and just sung her heart out once, just once; this mess would finally come to an end. I for one would love an old fashion talent show of the "singers" nowadays. While it is highly unlikely to ever happen, one can only dream." Read more.

January 24, 2005 - Christina Aguilera was photographed arriving at a pre-Golden Globes 2005 party with boyfriend Jordan Bratman the other night. Check out pictures from Clasos.

January 17, 2005 - An insider spoke with Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com about Britney Spears letter to Christina Aguilera recently divulged on Britney's official website. "Britney really wants to get into production and become a major music mogul," the insider explained of Britney's motive. "She figures that a shrewd businesswoman needs all the friends she can get — and there's no point having Christina as an enemy." Read more.

January 17, 2005 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on Wednesday night, "This week, Britney Spears wrote a letter to Christina Aguilera, in which -- [Laughter] Wow. That's the big joke. [Laughter] Everyone's like, 'Ha! She can't write! [Laughter] How does Conan do it? Where does he think of this stuff?' It's true. This is all true. This week, Britney Spears wrote a letter to Christina Aguilera, in which she says she wants to be friends. Yeah, isn't that nice? [Audience aws] Yeah, I'm not sure Britney's letter's going to work, 'cause it starts out, 'Dear skank'."

January 17, 2005 - Anonymous writes "Christina Aguilera is not a flop. A flop would be her music not even noticing that she's released new music. Clearly seeing as how people are talking about 'Car Wash' and 'Tilt Ya Head Back' this isn’t the case." Read more.

January 17, 2005 - Christina Aguilera was photographed leaving a restaurant in Hollywood, California the other night. Check out pictures from Clasos.

January 10, 2005 - Billboard reports that Sheryl Crow, Christina Aquilera and Tim McGraw will participate in a January 15th benefit for victims of the tsunami in Southern Asia being organized by the NBC Universal Television Group. The hour-long music and celebrity-driven broadcast will air live at 8 PM on the East Coast and tape-delayed on the West Coast across NBC's broadcast and cable channels, which include USA Networks, Bravo, Trio, SCI FI, MSNBC and CNBC. Read more.

January 10, 2005 - In a new section on Britney Spears' official website, the singer responds to some of the tabloid gossip and rumors she comes across. Asked about the media's never ending talk about a feud with pop rival Christina Aguilera, the site says, "Britney would love to be close with Christina again. In fact, Britney recently wrote Christina a letter telling her how happy and beautiful Christina looks lately." Aguilera had revealed on an episode of 'Total Request Live' that she had written Spears, but at that time Britney hadn't responded. Read more rumor responses here.

January 10, 2005 - Lulop.de has video of Christina Aguilera and boyfriend Jordan Bratman arriving and leaving a club in Los Angeles, being chauffeured in her Rolls-Royce Phantom on Wednesday night (January 5). Watch the clip here.

January 10, 2005 - MTV News is reporting that the upcoming MTV Asia Awards, which Christina Aguilera is slated to host, has been recast as a global disaster relief event to aid South Asian tsunami victims. It will air on February 3rd from Bangkok, Thailand.

January 3, 2005 - stripper writes "In contrast to people saying that Christina Aguilera has been forgotten, once again, UK proves that it is not real. Being the most popular female singer in the UK, Christina is in the top twenty for weeks with two singles even jumps back to top 10 with ‘Tilt Ya Head Back’ which is considered to be a brilliant song by many critics." Read more.

January 3, 2005 - Christina Aguilera's mother Shelly Kearns checked in with Briterz on the LiveDaily.com website after she organized fans to send in their birthday wishes to Aguilera for her 24th birthday on December 18th. "Yes, I printed the birthday wishes all out (whew! Lots of paper! *lol*) and she took them with her when she left," Shelly responded. "She was going to go online & thank everyone, but my mom went to the ER suddenly which threw all focus, of course, on her. But all is well. She is totally fine, thank God. Christina was so very pleased, though, to hear from so many people. How sweet you all are. It really made her day. Thanks again." Read more.

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