Was Christina Aguilera a battered wife before her split?

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Radar has an extremely weird story about Christina Aguilera today. According to this report, just days before Christina filed for divorce from Jordan Bratman, she was admitted to the hospital with suspicious-looking injuries, including a split-lip, which needed stitches. Jordan went with her to the hospital, and he told the nurses that Christina had “fallen down.” Now, Radar doesn’t really spell it out (probably out of fear of being sued), but the insinuation is heavy – was Christina an abused woman? Or was she just clumsy (drunk?) and she really did “fall down”? Or did none of this really happen?

Christina Aguilera made a late-night trip to a Los Angeles hospital in the days leading up to her divorce from husband Jordan Bratman, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.

“Christina was bleeding from her mouth and had a bit of a busted lip,” a source, who saw the couple at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said. “Jordan told the nurses she had fallen down.”

According to the witness, Aguilera was sporting “bumps and red bruises” along with her bloodied lip.

“Shortly after they arrived to Cedars, Christina’s ‘private surgeon’ arrived to put a few stitches in her lip,” the source added.

Adding to the mystery of why the singer needed treatment, on October 12, she was photographed wearing a hat pulled down over her face with what appears to be a small cut below her lower lip. That is the same day that she and Bratman announced the end of their five-year marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

Aguilera’s rep had no comment when contacted by RadarOnline.com. The 29-year-old superstar asked for joint legal and physical custody of their two-year-old son Max and for any spousal support to be terminated. As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the couple had an open marriage that, according to source, led to jealousy within their relationship.

“My understanding was that Jordan wasn’t involved when she [Christina] brought girls home, so maybe the divorce is because Jordan’s jealousy got the best of him,” the source told RadarOnline.com.

Since her breakup, the Beautiful singer has been leaning on close friends like Samantha Ronson for emotional support.

Christina and Sam grew closer as her marriage crumbled and eventually Jordan found himself unnecessary in his wife’s life.

[From Radar]

I have mixed feelings about this – it’s not like Christina has come out and tried to talk about this incident, or even explain the reasons for her split. Yes, it’s none of our business, but the tabloids have been running a series of stories that put Christina in a negative light, what with her trolling for strange (but only with girls), and now maybe-probably hooking up with Samantha Ronson, whose vagina seems Xanadu for the land of misfit toys. Is it possible this story is a strategic leak? Sure. But I’ll also give Christina the benefit of the doubt – her childhood was abusive, and she might have fallen into a similar pattern in adulthood. I have no idea.

Here are some photos of Christina on October 12, the date mentioned in Radar’s article:

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

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41 Responses to “Was Christina Aguilera a battered wife before her split?”

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  1. LOVE ANGELINA says:

    Wow, I really can’t see her husband hitting her. I can see her falling down in her tranny heels before I can see her getting by her husband. I could kick his ass and if I could I know she can.

  2. BReed says:

    She probably fell while wearing her high heels.

  3. happymom says:

    Hmmm-not to be a cynic-but perhaps her camp is putting this out there to make it look like she was abused and that’s why their marriage ended instead of the whole “lesbian thing”.

  4. cici says:

    who goes to the hospital for a split lip and bruises? give me a break.

  5. Roma says:

    In defense of all the clumsy drunks out there: sometimes I get drunk, and often when drunk I will fall down.

    That being said, this story sounds like a plant to distract from all the scissoring rumours, for sure.

  6. Candy says:

    Sounds about right. Men get so possessive and desperate when a woman tries to get her life back for herself. It’s probably embarrassing for her husband because he thought he was such a stud when they married, and now she just wants to be with the girls — and her son. Immature men cannot handle the attention a woman gives her children, and they become resentful, even when the child(ren) are theirs. Guess he won’t be collecting any spousal support.

  7. cici says:

    scissoring, lol

  8. Anaya says:

    I’m not buying Radar’s story. There are pics of Christina and her son Max on October 14 at the pumpkin patch and her lips/mouth looks just fine to me.

    http://www.aguileraworld.com/photos/displayimage.php?pos=-8955

    Not sure if I can post links here but there it is.

  9. mln says:

    I have to be the one who defends Christina I don’t think that she leaked this…That doesn’t mean that he hit her but the timing is interesting. It seems whatever happened directly correlates to the filing of divorce.

  10. Eleonor says:

    I hope for her and for her child it’s just a rumor.

  11. Samigirl says:

    I would be more willing to believe SHE was the “hitter” in the relationship. Not saying she did, just that she seems more aggressive than Jordan. Jordan comes off as very passive to me. I doubt this story all together, tho.

  12. Atticus says:

    “maybe-probably hooking up with Samantha Ronson, whose vagina seems Xanadu for the land of misfit toys.”

    Kaiser, you write some hysterically funny stuff, but this is beyond even that…I’m dying laughing here…thanks for the giggle, I sorely needed it this morning!

    As for the story…not sure what to think. If it’s not true, I really hope she puts out a statement two minutes ago rather than let the public think so poorly of her soon to be ex. If it is true…that would just be horrible for her.

  13. chasingadalia says:

    @Cici – it really depends on how bad the split is.

    Plus, “late night” generally means the doc’s isn’t open, and she can afford to not wait until the next morning.

  14. Oi says:

    Sounds like a distraction/sympathy getter. I think she really did fall or something. But since the implication of abuse is here now, Jordan is a marked man. It will be harder for anyone to side with him in this situation if she comes back with abuse. That’s not fair to him if he’s innocent, and its a real freakin’ low blow by Christina/her people. I don’t think its true, personally. It would be ongoing, and someone would have noticed by now. Xtina is guilty as all hell to me. I hope he sues for slander if this is a fake story for publicity. Hell yes there is malicious intent.

  15. heb says:

    yeah I’m inclined to think she banged it while drinking

  16. YOYO99 says:

    I call BS on this planted story

  17. Ruby says:

    Ever heard of slander, defamation, or libel? If this is wrong if I was him I’d sue. These kind of accusations can be harmful.

  18. sapphire says:

    I don’t see this one AT ALL. Definitely Radar bull crap.

  19. gillie says:

    dont buy it because she’s asking for joint physical and legal custody; i doubt that she would do so if she were afraid of abuse

  20. Marjalane says:

    Big distraction from the Sam Ronson thing- and yeah, she looked fine at the pumpkin patch.

  21. Chelly says:

    @ Cici…I just went o the ER this past wkend for a split lip, r u kidding me? I had to get 6 stitches, so yeah…it’s very possible to go for “just a split lip”

    IF this story is true, i highly doubt Jordan meant to hit her. It was probably an incident like mine where hands where flailing but no one was tryna hit the other, just kinda got caught. And like Jordan, my bf also came to the hospital w me & was looked at suspiciously. It happens, and hospital officials inquire abt it but it doesn’t necessarily imply domestic abuse.

  22. liz says:

    Yeah, I don’t think so.
    Girl just fell down

  23. happygirl says:

    I must be in an unbelieving mood or something today…but I don’t believe it. I don’t see Jordan as that kind of guy, but what do I know? She probably tripped while running to scrub the orange off her face.

  24. Amstelveen, Holland says:

    One sentence of 1of the SONGS ON HER NEW ALBUMS SAYS: You COULDNT KEEP YOUR HANDS 2 YOURSELF…blablabla..!!!!

    Nuff said

    @Chelly: GET HELP GIRL!!
    What ya waiting 4, gunshots?

  25. It’s so sad that just because she dresses how she does you all think she’s some slut. Yeah maybe she was getting it on with girls but her husband suposedly knew so it isn’t cheating and when you talk about some old hollywood star doing the same it’s so sexy or glamourous but if a female does the same she’s a whore?

    *plays XTina’s “Cant hold us down*

    I don’t know if this is true and i hope it isn’t but it would make sense, Christina was in an abusive family when she was a child so if he did hit her it might have been the last straw because she didn’t wanna go through what her mother did and that would explain why neither of them has said why they are splitting.

    p.s Just because Kaiser makes a joke about Drink she’s now an alcoholic? you guys are so dumb do you have any proof besides the times she goes clubbing?

  26. Meanchick says:

    All joking aside. Domestic Violence does not have a face. “Looking like a nice guy or passive guy” is how many woman beaters get away with it. I’m not accusing him of anything, but at the same time, I’m not ruling out the possibility either.

  27. OXA says:

    On my local news they just said she gave an interview to Redbook which comes out in Dec. In the interview she said after her marriage break up she was so depressed found it hard to get out of bed and be a mother but was lucky to have her mom and friends around her to help her over her deoression. I think this is all spin, total BS, she was photographed out and about around town and flew off to Hawaii on vacation.

  28. Chelly says:

    @ Meanchick: Amen to that!

    @ A Holland: Thanx for the advice, but it REALLY was a freak accident. I was in that kind of relationship once before & am able to read the signs of abuse loud & clear.

  29. Johnny Depp's Girl says:

    Maybe he did, maybe he didnt but it is suspicious she filed for divorce right after this “falling down” incident.

  30. dread pirate cuervo says:

    I think if he hit her, she would be seeking full custody of their son, not joint. Most likely she’s a falling down drunk & he finally had enough of her ish & left her. She filed first to save face.

  31. funny_girl says:

    I agree with @meanchick.

    There isn’t a stereotypical type of abusive man; in fact very often, they act lovely in public but awful behind closed doors, kind of a Jekkyl and Hyde act.

    Everyone’s saying “oh but Christina’s so strong” but abusers grind you down, they often go for women who *are* strong and then knock all their confidence. It can really happen to anyone. Look at Rihanna-she is the last person you think would be with an abusive type but she ended up with Chris Brown…

  32. Crash2GO2 says:

    @Anaya: I can’t got to your link at work, but good detective work!

  33. Persistent Cat says:

    There have been some blind items (I just discovered the awesomeness of the site Blind Items Exposed) of a female singer being abused. The majority of guesses were the woman being JLo but maybe it’s CA.

  34. JuiceinLA says:

    Not sure if anyone touched on this, but her Mom was a victim of domestic violence, and Xtina wrote songs about it. Many times its hard not to repeat your parent’s patterns…. It’s incredibly sad to think the world is gossiping about alleged affairs if she left because of violence.

  35. Camille says:

    Hmmmmmmm.

  36. Sakota says:

    I know that Christina gives off the facade of being some strong independent woman, but I have to wonder at some points if she is really the superwoman she sings about being. Lets remember that pop stars are basically marketed as sex objects and that is degrading and pop stars do degrade themselves. And I think that her husband might not have thought much of her since a lot of execs tend to be sleazy.

    If indeed she was beaten, maybe she thought that it was a part of her life since she was a pop star before and used to being devalued as a human being and only useful/worthy as an object. Thus, she put up with the abuse.

    On the flip side, if her husband is innocent, then Christina could be using this as a way to make a ‘strong independent woman’ comeback and gain sympathy and revive her career through a series of ‘strong woman’ songs. It COULD BE that her husband is simply unable to handle whatever drama queen behavior, her constant antics and he’s not comfortable with his wife being a public sex kitten. If she can’t differentiate between pop star/private person, it can cause a LOT of complications. He might be sick of her antics and want her to behave like a human and mother, not a pop tart. He might not want that for his son. He might not like having to explain to his son why Mommy dresses this way. He might want her to settle down and live a quiet life while her career is on a downturn.

    The reason I am a little skeptical is that each time there is a divorce now, the women are accusing the men of being wife beaters. It’s not just cheating, but spousal abuse. If there was, it would be the height of idiocy to have joint custody. Lets remember that in the midst of their divorce, Nick was accused by Jessica’s camp of abuse. Her side floated the rumors and then it stopped since no one seemed ot care except to express outrage at the accusation.

    There are very definate signs of abusers and Christina wouldn’t be offering joint custody if he weren’t an abuser. We would see definate physical markings as well, all these things come out. She wouldn’t be doing music videos dressed in skimpy clothes either since bruises would show no matter the makeup.

  37. lila says:

    Ted c. Ran one blind, I believe it was called strippa ripa (or something close) and it fit christina pretty well

  38. Kim says:

    Maybe she fell down drunk? I think domestic violence is a huge claim to make against someone when we have no idea what happened. If he did abuse her then she is a victim but should have divorced him long before they brought a child into an abusive household.

  39. roguesiren says:

    @persistent: I’ve seen those blinds as well, and I have also seen pictures of her showing what appeared to be bruises on legs, arms from way before this came out. I’m not accusing anyone of anything,I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. I would really be surprised if this was true. But then again, you never know what goes on behind closed doors regardless of who they may be.

  40. birdgherl says:

    This would be awful. Hoping it was just a bad lip injection job.

  41. alejandro says:

    The blind item from Ted from E Online titled Strippa Ripya is not Christina Aguilera. She was excluded in one of his updates.

    And It Ain’t: Diane Lane, Beyoncé, Brooke Mueller

    Update 10/15/10 – Ted has also eliminated Kelly Ripa, Christina Aguilera.

    Clues:
    8/13 – Ted says that SRY’s husband is a celebrity, but does NOT have a BV nickname.
    8/18 – Ted has given the husband a nickname – Caesar Anchovy-Arse.