Since the Christina Aguilera and husband Jordan Bratman announced their divorce there has been much gnashing of the teeth and asking “Why, why, why?” The soul yearns for answers.
Because there isn’t much to go on other than the standard “irreconcilable differences”, people have surmised that they broke up because Jordan caused Christina’s career to flop this year, because Christina has too many girl flings on the side (including with the last straw, Lindsay Lohan’s ex Samantha Ronson), and today we have reports from Radar Online that hint at a domestic violence issue.
Is there any truth to these rumors? Christina has made some bi-sexual-type comments in the past, so there may be some truth to the open marriage thing, but her camp is denying the Samantha Ronson claims.
The domestic violence thing is pretty tricky. Radar reports that Christina went to the hospital for a pretty bad busted lip that need help from her plastic surgeon just days before she filed for divorce. The pop star’s rep is not commenting, and Jordan reportedly claimed that she fell down the stairs.
During her 2007 Back to Basics tour Christina spoke out against domestic violence, something she witnessed in her own home as a child.
UPDATE:
Christina has spoken about, rather eloquently if not informatively, about her divorce to Redbook (via Us Weekly):
“It’s not easy, and there have been a lot of tears and sadness. It’s impossible to redefine yourself and your life overnight. Thankfully, I have my mom and a small group of close friends who are there for me 24/7 and whom I can trust and depend on. On days when it feels impossible to even get out of bed, much less function as a mother, their support and encouragement have kept me moving forward.
Out of respect for my husband, I prefer to keep the specifics private. Right now, I’m just trying to figure out how to make it through each day. Thankfully, I have Max to keep me on a sane path. His needs and happiness are my top priorities, and my biggest concern is to protect him and make him feel safe.”
