Christina Aguilera and Boyfriend Arrested

Christina Aguilera's public woes continued early Tuesday morning (March 1), when the singer was arrested in Los Angeles on a misdemeanor charge of public intoxication after police pulled over her boyfriend on suspicion of driving under the influence.

A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department confirmed that officers observed Aguilera's 25-year-old boyfriend Matthew Rutler driving in a manner that made them believe he was under the influence at around 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday. Aguilera was a passenger in the vehicle, and sheriff's department spokesperson Nicole Nishida said that the 30-year-old singer was "so intoxicated she couldn't take care of herself" and was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of suspicion of public drunkenness.

Aguilera was booked into the West Hollywood sheriff's station and released on $250 bail. A spokesperson for the singer could not be reached for comment at press time. An arrest report stated that Rutler was also booked on a misdemeanor charge of suspicion of driving under the influence at the West Hollywood station just before 3 a.m., with bail set at $30,000. It was not known at press time if Rutler had been released on bail.

An anonymous source told TMZ that if "the driver had NOT been arrested for DUI, [Christina] would have never been in trouble." Another unnamed source allegedly close to the singer told the site that her confidants have been trying to get the performer into a rehab facility for several weeks.

Aguilera's personal life and career have been on a slide over the past year, beginning with the flop of her Bionic album, which has sold only 250,000 copies in the U.S. to date. That was followed by a hastily canceled U.S. tour, the disappointing returns for her big-screen debut in "Burlesque" and her divorce from husband Jordan Bratman.

Those incidents were followed by her infamous flubbing of the national anthem at February's Super Bowl and a stumble on the Grammys stage a week later, amid tabloid reports that her partying had gotten out of hand.

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Comment by Edison A Elrington on March 3, 2011 at 8:54am: what*s new happens all the time.

Comment by Kim Wilson on March 2, 2011 at 3:42pm: Whatever....she's feeling like the twenty something that works too hard, has a child, dumped her older man husband and can't WAIT to cut loose. She musta cussed the arresting officers and she probably couldn't walk astraight line lol!!!!

Comment by James Anderson on March 2, 2011 at 11:56am: @ BOMBAHDROP.....YEP YEP....I CAN SEE HER SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL ALREADY!!!!

Comment by JamRockLady on March 1, 2011 at 11:13pm: @MATTHEW OTTLEY.....you're very welcome.

Comment by justrandii on March 1, 2011 at 11:02pm: Is Xtina pulling a Brittney Spears???

Comment by Bombahdrop on March 1, 2011 at 9:35pm: She wasnt even driving so i dont know what the hell she went to jail for these people writing these storys are as bad as cops. I was looking at the news and she was not charged but her superman was charged wit DUI . But one thing i can say about the writers of this article they exposed what road she is heading down and the company that she keeps. she went from abusive to worst smh

Comment by MATTHEW OTTLEY on March 1, 2011 at 9:08pm: @ Jamrock...... "Lady J" Thank you soooo much for the touching reply.. You are soooo Sweet.. It really leave an effect on my heart which words cannot express and the animation only add to it..... Blessed Love and Respect ... Jah Guide Every Time....... :))

Comment by Bombahdrop on March 1, 2011 at 6:52pm: Not only does she look stupid, but she must really feel stupid. you was just at the superbowl like the other day jus to turn around and get bad publicity by ending up in jail for being an alcholic dam shame. before this happened people were complaining about ur singing at the superbowl were u drunk when u sang o say can u see. Get ready people cause i have a funny feeling this is jus the beginning this is how lindsey lohan started. i wish her luck