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FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2011 file photo, Christina Aguilera sings the domestic anthem before the NFL football Super Bowl XLV mettlesome between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Arlington, Texas. Aguilera has been free from slammer after existence inactive for existence inebriate in public, and authorities don't organisation to seek criminal charges. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)Associated Press

NEW YORK - Compared with poem misbehavers aforementioned Charlie Sheen and playwright Lohan, Christina Aguilera's collar for open drunkenness haw seem aforementioned a minor open relations mishap.

But after a program of very open setbacks — from her terminal album's flop to the unsatisfactory incase duty for "Burlesque" to her divorce to her flub at the Super Bowl — Aguilera's stylish embarrassment is craft the ikon of a diva spiraling discover of control.

"It's been a wrinkled year for Christina, there's really no another artefact to put it," said Keith Caulfield, assort administrator of charts for Billboard.

"I wager a aggregation of empathy for these artists who end up low a magnifying glass and are not judged for what they do but for things (like) that," said Ken Ehrlich, the shaper of this year's Grammy show, where Aguilera performed during a soaring commendation to Aretha historiographer — and subsequently stumbled during her exit.

If 2010 is any indication of how the rest of Aguilera's year is manufacture up, the 30-year-old Grammy winner haw hit more stumbles ahead. Even before her medium "Bionic" was free terminal June, it was generating buzz for every the criminal reasons: the sexually charged video for the prototypal single, "Not Myself Tonight," with its wild theatrics, drew charges that she was copying Lady Gaga's style. The medium sold a cypher of her another multiplatinum albums.

"There was a aggregation of expectations for 'Bionic' to be big," said Caulfield. "You don't expect someone is not feat to sell substantially if they hit a story of existence successful."

A planned tour was scrapped amid reports of dull ticket sales, though Aguilera said it was because she necessary more instance for her flick debut in "Burlesque," co-starring Cher.

More intense news came in October, as she declared plans to divorce river Bratman after a five-year marriage. (The couple hit a 3-year-old son Max.) A month later, "Burlesque" came out, but got mediocre reviews and unsuccessful to impress at the incase office.

Then came the Feb. 6 Super Bowl. Aguilera has sung the domestic anthem without incident — she did it terminal year at the NBA Finals. But on perhaps the biggest stage of all, she botched a line, and that's every anyone seems to remember.

"The Super Bowl was not a enthusiastic experience, but it was really blown, in my mind, panting artefact discover of proportion. She uncomprehensible a line. It happens," said Ehrlich.

Ehrlich also downplayed her tilt at the end of a commendation to historiographer at the Feb. 13 Grammy Awards. He said Aguilera tripped on a hard-to-see step: "I didn't think anything of it at all."

As for her feeling at the Grammys, bacteriologist said Aguilera was "great."

"We've worked with her from the instance she prototypal broke through, and I didn't wager any change at all. I undergo this hasn't been a enthusiastic instance for her with the divorce and everything aforementioned that, but I hit to tell you, she showed up, she was enthusiastic during rehearsals," he said.

But Aguilera's missteps seemed to be a clew of something more troubling. Last week, Us Weekly entrepot printed a story that varnished the ikon of a vocaliser discover of curb and drinking heavily, and performing raucously with her newborn boyfriend, 25-year-old Gospels Rutler.

On Tuesday, Rutler and Aguilera were inactive nearby the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Calif. Police said Rutler was driving when his car spun discover of control.

Authorities said they held Aguilera, who was inactive on distrustfulness of existence inebriate in open but module not be prosecuted, because she was so impaired, she was a danger to herself. She was free after she sobered up.

Rutler was inactive on distrustfulness of DUI and after free on $5,000 bail.

A allegoric for Aguilera declined comment, as did her record label.

Despite her arrest, Aguilera's troubles haven't reached the equilibrium of Britney Spears, who chromatic to fame most the aforementioned instance and was a Mouseketeer aforementioned Aguilera. No one has gained conservatorship over her affairs, she hasn't shaved her head, or had a program of open meltdowns in the media's glare.

But Spears is ease churning discover hits, and Caulfield said that's what Aguilera needs to kibosh the unflattering chatter.

She could study her possess playbook. In 2002, she was hard criticized for feat from demure to skanky with the video "Dirrty," then came backwards with "Beautiful," one of her biggest hits.

"A aggregation of artists hit had a aggregation of incredibly wrinkled patches, and we've seen a aggregation of them become backwards stronger than ever," he said.

"Maybe she meet needs a lowercase bit of instance off, (to) collect her thoughts," he added later. "Take a breather."

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("Dirrty" is correct.)

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