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Cyndi Lauper Flubs Anthem at US Open

Mark Russell — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:09:39 CDT

This time, apparently the Goonies weren't good enough. Singer Cyndi Lauper flubbed the national anthem at the US Open women's semifinals, in a ceremony honoring 9/11 victims. After a moment of silence, and as an honor guard marched, Lauper did a mash-up of lines from the anthem, changing “O’er the...

Aguilera Explains Her Ridiculously Bad Year

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:44:27 CDT

A divorce , an arrest , a flub , a flop , a fall : There’s no doubt about it, this has not been Christina Aguilera's year. The singer opens up about all of the above to W magazine : On her divorce : Aguilera hints at infidelity on both sides, admitting, “At one time or another,...

Hacking Ring Hits 50 Celebs

Rob Quinn — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:45:06 CDT

The FBI is closing in on a ring of hackers that targeted celebrities and, in some cases, stole compromising pictures and videos, reports TMZ , which lists Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, and Christina Aguilera among the 50 victims. Johansson had a nude photo stolen from...

Christina Aguilera, Boyfriend Arrested

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:29:24 CST

Anthem-flubbing Christina Aguilera has a bigger scandal on her hands now: She was arrested early this morning in West Hollywood on charges of public intoxication. Her boyfriend Matthew Rutler was also charged with driving under the influence, TMZ reports. Aguilera looked "extremely intoxicated" and was "unable to take care of...

So, Do You Actually Know the National Anthem?

Nick McMaster — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:46:19 CST

OK, so by this point pretty much every American knows that Christina Aguilera butchered the national anthem. But could you do any better? The Daily Beast set to find out by asking a random sampling of Americans (living in the "random, well-educated, professional city" of Portland) to sing the "Star...

5 Worst National Anthem Flubs

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:45:33 CST

Christina Aguilera is far from the first person to have bungled the national anthem. PopEater lists a few other high-profile, and hilarious, examples: Jesse McCartney : At a 2009 NASCAR race, he managed to skip an entire verse within seconds of starting the anthem.

Christina Aguilera Explains Anthem Flub

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 06:00:48 CST

The national anthem, the Super Bowl … it’s a lot for a girl to deal with, and Christina Aguilera says she just got caught up in the moment last night and lost her place in the song. “I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country...

Christina Aguilera Bungles National Anthem

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:46:03 CST

There are three things you have to do when singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl: Look good, hit the right notes, and sing the correct lyrics. Christina Aguilera is two for three. Aguilera, who isn't exactly an anthem novice (she sang the song at Game 7 of last...

Burlesque So Terrible It's Funny

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:11:05 CST

Cher is back, starring in her first film in seven years, but critics aren't too wowed by the campy Burlesque , which also feature Christina Aguilera: "The choicest dialogue in Burlesque provokes the sort of laughter that other, intentionally funny films only dream of generating," writes Michael Phillips in the Chicago...