Christina Aguilera arrested for public intoxication
Her friends had been worrying about her for some time now. Christina is definitely not having a good year, she flubs National Anthem, she nearly falls on stage and now custody… Christina Aguilera was released from police custody this morning after being arrested in the early hours for public intoxication. The 30-year-old mother hid her face as she was driven home from the West Hollywood police station at 7.30am. Her boyfriend Matthew Rutler, 25, left jail on $30,000 bail after being arrested for driving under the influence. The singer had been taken in by police around 2.45am because she “was not capable of taking care of herself” a Los Angeles Sheriff’s spokesman has said. Christina was a passenger in the car driven by Rutler when officers said he was observed to be driving dangerously. “At 2.45am this morning a gentleman was stopped for allegedly driving under the influence. He was subsequently arrested and his passenger, Ms Aguilera, she was arrested. It was kind of a unique situation with this law as she was not capable of taking care of herself. She was incapacitated. She was cooperative and she was not belligerent in any way whatsoever. She was just intoxicated.” Sheriff’s department had no intention of pressing charges on the singer but noted that she would have an arrest record. Christina Aguilera, who was listed at 5’2? and 100lbs on her booking sheet, was allowed to leave the station early this morning. While a mug shot has emerged of Rutler, police will not be releasing the one taken of Aguilera. A statement by police says: “Because she was taken into custody solely for her safety and the safety of the public, no charges will be filed. As a result, her booking photo will not be released.”
