Christina Aguilera: It's Hard Under the Microscope

Two weeks after being jailed for public intoxication (beau Matthew Rutler was charged with a DUI the same night), Christina Aguilera was in a cheerful mood while promoting her new show, The Voice, in L.A. Tuesday.

As son Max, 2, snuck Oreo cookies from the snack table, the singer, who will act as judge and mentor for the NBC singing competition, talked openly about the pitfalls of fame. "We're only able to be seen through the microscope of the media and what people gossip about," Aguilera, 30, told Us Magazine during her first public appearance since the headline grabbing arrest.

Yet the singer, whose recent booze-fueled outings have raised eyebrows, didn't let anything dampen her mood.

She yukked it up with fellow judge Adam Levine and played with son Max throughout the interview. Added Aguilera, "You take the good with the bad. It's by telling our stories, sharing our experiences and really giving a first hand look at us as human beings [that shows] who we really are apart from what we seem to be."

A lesson she's eager to pass on to the aspiring superstars on the show. "I am ready to share it all so I'm really excited," she gushed. "I hope we can find the next biggest thing. But I'm not looking for vocal acrobatics. I really sincerely want to be moved by raw talent."

Though, don't be mistaken, this isn't anything like those other singing shows, insists the star. "The Voice isn't about tearing people down," said Aguilera. "I want to bring people up. I want to empower them and give them all the tools I had. I love that I get to be apart of that."

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Christina Aguilera & Matthew Rutler -- Arrested

Christina Aguilera was arrested early this morning along with her boyfriend in West Hollywood, TMZ has learned. Christina was popped for public intoxication and her boyfriend was arrested for driving under the influence.

Aguilera was arrested at 2:45 AM and booked at the West Hollywood Sheriff's station on a misdemeanor charge.

On the booking report, Aguilera was listed at 5'2" and 100 pounds.

Aguilera's 25-year-old boyfriend Matthew Rutler was also arrested last night at the same time for a misdemeanor offense.

According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, Rutler's bail was set at $30,000.

Law enforcement sources tell us Aguilera appeared to be "extremely intoxicated" and was "unable to take care of herself."

However, the source adds, "If the driver had NOT been arrested for DUI, [Christina] would have never been in trouble."

Sources close to Xtina tell us they have been trying to get the singer into a rehab program for weeks.

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Teen Mom's Amber Portwood Is In Jail

TMZ has obtained the mug shot of "Teen Mom" Amber Portwood -- taken moments after she was arrested in Indiana for allegedly beating the crap out of her baby daddy ... in front of their daughter.

According to Amber's booking sheet -- the 20-year-old measured in at 5'3", 138 lbs.

Amber was charged with two felony counts of domestic battery, one felony count of neglect of a dependent, and one misdemeanor count of domestic battery.

As we previously reported, Amber allegedly attacked Gary Shirley three separate times between August 2009 and July 2010. Some of the violence was captured on video.

We're told Amber faces three years behind bars and up to $10,000 in fines if convicted on all charges.

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