Grammy-winning US pop singer Christina Aguilera was arrested in west Hollywood for being intoxicated and held overnight “for her well-being”, police said on Tuesday.
The singer was booked for public intoxication, after her boyfriend’s car was stopped and he was arrested for alleged drunk driving, said a local sheriff’s department spokesman, Steve Whitmore.
The car, in which Ms Aguilera was allegedly riding, was stopped at around 2.45 a.m. near a west Hollywood nightclub, and Ms Aguilera was taken into the local sheriff’s office.
She was released around 7.30 a.m., said the spokesman, adding the star will not have to make a court appearance. Her boyfriend, Matthew Rutler, was also booked and his bail was at €4,000, he said.
“She was arrested and booked, but the arrest and book was for her well-being,” remarked Mr Whitmore.