Christina Aguilera has always been relatively closed-off when it comes to her personal life, but she is speaking up now about the abuse she and her family dealt with from her now-estranged father, Fausto. Aguilera opened up to E! for a TV special revealing that as a child she, “witnessed a lot of unpleasant things - a lot of pushing and shoving and fighting and quarreling. Growing up I did not feel safe. Feeling powerless is the worst feeling in the world. I turned to singing as an outlet. The pain at home is where my love for music came from.”
Christina, her mother and her sister were all abused physically until they moved in with Christina’s grandmother. Aguilera has chosen not to have contact with her dad, saying, “I let him back into my life briefly but I soon realized that he is not necessary in my life.” [Photo: GettyImages]
September 22nd, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Really? I thought she had a nice and a peaceful family.. so sad for her..
September 22nd, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Stand strong like you have been Chris and don’t allow that in your house hold -continue to hold it down for the ladies peace-n-love
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Christina,it was kind of weird to read your statement I mean that in a good way .as a child of abuse I also found that music was the biggest and best thing in my life that is beside’s my mom who I lost at the age of 23. I always love to sing but never had the voice so I would write songs some of them were copy written but thats all it just go’s to show how much power music can have thanks for sharing your pain and letting other youngsters know that there are good and safe ways to handle their pain.you are a wonderful singer and song writer and I’m sure also wife and mother with a beautiful voice I wish you and your family the best in the future.
September 23rd, 2009 at 4:55 pm
it takes a lot of courage to come out and talk about this kind of stuff…I hope it helps her to heal, as well as helps others who are currently in similar situations…peace…
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:45 pm
I am soooo sick of famous people talking about parental abuse they suffered! Who cares! We do not need to hear it all ver batim. There is a WAR going on and people are dying for our country. Try getting over yourselves and try thinking about others besides yourself.
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:37 pm
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September 23rd, 2009 at 10:40 pm
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September 26th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
physical abuse is terrible but at least it wasnt sexual abuse
September 27th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Yay for you Christina! You are stopping the devastating cycle of abuse.!!