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Christina Aguilera Arrested For Public Intoxication

WEST HOLLYWOOD (CBS) - It hasn't been a good year so far for Christina Aguilera. First "Burlesque." Then the National Anthem flub and a stumble at the Grammys.

Now, Aguilera, 30, and her boyfriend Matthew Rutler, 25, were arrested in West Hollywood early Tuesday morning

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TMZ reports Rutler was pinched for driving under the influence and Aguilera, a passenger in the car, was arrested for public intoxication, a misdemeanor.

The L.A. County Sheriff's Department said Rutler's bail was set at $30,000, according to TMZ.* Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Aguilera was extremely intoxicated and "unable to take care of herself."

*At a press conference, a law enforcement official said the amount of was $5000, not $30,000.

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