It’s funny.
In 2002, during the early weeks of my living and working in the entertainment industry here in Los Angeles, my first big CELEBRITY experience was visiting the set of Christina Aguilera’s video “Dirrty.” In the bowels of the abandoned LA Times building in downtown Los Angeles, I was able, for the first time, to witness just exactly what it was like to be in a music video. (Remember those?)
Aguilera was being directed by famed photographer and director David LaChappelle and strutting her stuff to the track as they aimed to get the perfect shot. The experience was exhilarating, captivating and if I didn’t have to go to work the next day, I would have stood right there in the rafters and watched her and the dancers perform for hours until the filming wrapped later that morning. I had predicted that the song itself would change the way people saw her and perhaps court a little controversy — something I think she was sort of thrilled about.
That was a turning point in her career and launched the term “pop wreck.” No doubt Aguilera, a small girl with a big voice, was ready to take the scene and the world by storm — but the blatant sexuality of such a provocative nature threatened to overshadow her vocal talent and, more importantly, her previously wholesome image. Which I think she was a little thrilled about as well.
Well then there was Xtina, the audacious and outspoken chaps-wearing sexpot. Now there is Christina, the Grammy Award winning mom and wife of music executive Jordan Bratman. She’s given a tell-all to E! and doesn’t hold back.
What is refreshing that in the face of all the pop wrecks we’ve witnessed and shall remain nameless here — she emerges as a champion in protecting what’s most sacred to her: family. In this new interview, Aguilera talks about her rock and savior: hubby Jordan — and how amazing he is as a partner and a father. Aguilera grew up in a home wrought with domestic violence and she sheds a tear, you may, too.
Check out this video from her tour Back To Basic where she sings ”Ain’t No Other Man,” which is dedicated to her hubby:
