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November 24, 2005 - The Mail on Sunday reports that Christina Aguilera had each of the 150 guests invited to her wedding with Jordan Bratman sign a three-page confidentiality agreement. "You have to sign your life away," a guest revealed. "It's three pages long. It starts, 'It came as a great shock to us that one of our guests has been trying to sell their invitations. We are sorry to have to ask you, our dear friends and honored guests, to sign this agreement but we feel it is the only way to ensure the security of our wedding.'" Read more.

November 24, 2005 - Us Weekly reports that Christina Aguilera and music executive Jordan Bratman married Saturday evening in an elegant ceremony featuring a gospel choir at the Staglin Family Vineyard in Northern California's scenic Napa Valley. Sources at the wedding tell Us that Aguilera, her hair decorated in jewels and pulled back tightly in a bun topped by white flowers, walked the aisle in front of some 130 guests, including actress Sharon Stone.

November 24, 2005 - The New York Post reports Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman are getting married at the exclusive Staglin Family Winery estate in Napa Valley on Saturday night at sunset. The couple had a rehearsal dinner at the Auberge Du Soleil resort, where they're staying, and will marry in a tent on the edge of a forest. A video tour of the vineyard, and an interview with its owners, can be viewed here.

November 24, 2005 - MTV News reports that Christina Aguilera has shed a bit more light on her new album on her paid fan site Xposed, where she posted that the work in progress is a "throwback to the 1920s, '30s and '40s," which also explains her pinup-glamour-queen look of late. "I like my look to mirror where I am at musically and lyrically," she wrote. "Some of the songs are kept authentic, sticking to a really raw, old-soul sound, where others combine elements of old blues, jazz and soul with a hard modern-day edge." Aguilera calls the still-untitled album, due in the spring, her "best work yet." Read more.

November 24, 2005 - The New York Post reports Christina Aguilera and fiance Jordan Bratman are set to get hitched this weekend. Page Six is "withholding the exact whereabouts for now, but we'll let you know that Aguilera's dress is by Christian Lacroix and the bridesmaids will be wearing designs by Kai Milla, wife of Stevie Wonder."

November 24, 2005 - Christina Aguilera performed in concert at the Coca-Cola Dome ahead of the F1 GP Masters race in Kyalami on Thursday (November 10) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Check out pictures from GettyImages and WireImage.

November 17, 2005 - Teen People got Jermaine Dupri to write about working with Mariah Carey in celebration of the magazine honoring her with their 'Artist Of The Year' award. "When I was in the studio with Mariah working on 'The Emancipation of Mimi', everybody asked me how [I could get her to] compete with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera," Dupri writes. "And I was like, 'Why are we even having this conversation?' They can't compete with her because they look up to her! The original is back! She put songstress divas on the map. And 'We Belong Together' [which Jermaine coproduced] is the biggest record of my life, and it only took a day to do, start to finish. To do a record that big, that quickly, says a lot about Mariah." Read more.

November 17, 2005 - Marc S. Malkin of 'The Insider' has more details on Christina Aguilera and fiance Jordan Bratman's big weekend in Las Vegas. Malkin hinted, "As for the couple's big day? I'm told they're getting hitched a lot sooner than most people think." Read more.

November 17, 2005 - Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman enjoyed dinner at Nobu at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Saturday (October 29), dressed for Halloween as a nurse and doctor respectively. Check out pictures from WireImage (page1 / page2).

November 17, 2005 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that Christina Aguilera's bachelorette party at Body English at the Hard Rock Hotel on Saturday included celebrity guests Wilmer Valderrama, Danny Masterson and Bijou Phillips.

November 17, 2005 - Lev David, independent writer and media consultant, was on hand at the Unite of the Stars press conference featuring Christina Aguilera, Westlife, Deborah Cox, Diana Ross and Lucia Micarelli in South Africa and blogged about the experience. He writes, "I'm going through the audio collected from the big Unite of the Stars press conference. I'm disgusted. Really, this was the hottest set of stars we've had in the country since the last 46664 and, as ever, the South African media blew it." Read more.

November 17, 2005 - Anonymous writes "Christina Aguilera was amazing! She looked gorgeous at 'the Unite of the Stars' gala banquet at the Coca Cola Dome in Jozi on the 9th of November. She performed 'Beautiful' and got a standing ovation! People were disappointed that she only sang one song. She then auctioned off earrings that she wore for R50,000 which were worth only R25,000. I went backstage and screamed her name while waving at her, she was friendly enough to wave back even though she was in a hurry and talking to her bodyguard. Christina Aguilera, along with Diana Ross, Westlife and Deborah Cox made R2,700 000 for charity by just auctioning off some items, a Lamborghini and a trip to Las Vegas to see Celine Dion live in concert." Read more.

November 17, 2005 - Christina Aguilera was on hand for the 'Unite of the Stars' press conference on Tuesday (November 8) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Check out pictures from WireImage.

November 17, 2005 - Anonymous writes "Christina Aguilera said on South African talk show, 3talk that she is a perfectionist when it comes to her music. That explains why she takes so long to release her albums. She also revealed that she has sold more than 26 million albums. When she was asked how she sold so many albums, she said with the help of many fans and then she thanked all her fans for supporting her. She also said that she is getting married in about a week and not in December. Aguilera's third album will be released in April 2006."

November 17, 2005 - Anonymous writes "Christina Aguilera said on South African talk show, 3talk that she is a perfectionist when it comes to her music. That explains why she takes so long to release her albums. She also revealed that she has sold more than 26 million albums. When she was asked how she sold so many albums, she said with the help of many fans and then she thanked all her fans for supporting her. She also said that she is getting married in about a week and not in December. Aguilera's third album will be released in April 2006."

November 17, 2005 - ContactMusic.com reports that Christina Aguilera admits she hasn't gotten much interest from movie bosses except for her role as a singing jellyfish in 'Shark Tale'. "The only part I got offered was in 'Shark Tale'," she said. "I would consider any more acting roles though."

November 17, 2005 - Ahead of her trip to South Africa, Christina Aguilera was photographed at the restaurant Dan Tanas with fiance Jordan Bratman in West Hollywood, California. Check out pictures from Clasos.

November 17, 2005 - A star-studded auction at a banquet in Johannesburg where Christina Aguilera and Westlife performed raised millions of rands for South African charities on Wednesday night. A pair of diamond earrings worn by Aguilera went for R50 000 ($7,400). Read more.

November 17, 2005 - SABC News reports that when speaking at a press conference in Bryanston, Johannesburg, Christina Aguilera said even though she is to marry in less than a month, her show in aid of the Unite Against Hunger and The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund is a worthy cause and she appreciates being a part of the concert. "I would love to stay longer and see the rest of the country, but because of the wedding, a girl has to prepare, there's lots to be done," she said. Read more.

November 17, 2005 - New Weekly magazine reports that Christina Aguilera's fiance Jordan Bratman is fuming after she was flirting with dancers at Scores and pretending to put on a show for them in Las Vegas. "When she started pretending to strip off he looked pretty angry," a source told NW. "His face froze and he stormed off. She followed straight away." Read more.

November 17, 2005 - Cape Argus reports that Christina Aguilera brought the Johannesburg International Airport to a standstill on Monday (November 7) when she arrived with her entourage. Commuters gawked as she was whisked away. "Who is that?" asked a confused passenger. "It's Christina Aguilera," said his unimpressed teenage daughter. Read more.

November 6, 2005 - Christina Aguilera's Xposed official fan club is featuring a contest, where the singer will include some of her fans' personal voicemail messages in a track on her upcoming album. Enter by calling the toll free message line listed in the contest rules and leave Christina a message explaining what her music means to you, how it has inspired you, and what you love most about her and her music. Each caller will have 60 seconds to express themselves, so be creative, and Aguilera will only choose a select few to include in one of her songs on the upcoming album. Calls must be made before 5pm Eastern Time on November 18th. The winning messages will be selected and announced on the website by Spring 2006, prior to the release of the new album. Check out the complete rules here.

November 6, 2005 - Therese Owen of Tonight caught up with Christina Aguilera and asked the singer if she was be going to a township on her visit to South Africa. "Um, a township? What's that," Aguilera asked. When the singer was pointed out that Soweto is the most famous township, she responded, "Hmm, Soweto, yeah, I'm going to Soweto. Is that how you say it So-whe-toe?" Yes, Owen responded. "Yeah, I'm going there to support the African Children's Feeding Scheme," Christina said. Read more.

November 6, 2005 - Christina Aguilera and fiance Jordan Bratman were photographed leaving to have dinner with Jordan's parents at The Palm restaurant in West Hollywood, California the other evening. Check out pictures from Clasos.

November 6, 2005 - Christina Aguilera joined her little brother Mickey to buy Halloween pumpkins in Hollywood the other evening. Check out pictures from Clasos.

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