Christina Aguilera Felt 'Empowered' by 'Dirrty' Despite Facing 'Quite a Bit of Backlash'

Christina Aguilera felt 'empowered' by 'Dirrty' despite facing 'quite a bit of backlash'

"I felt incredibly empowered [by] owning my body and expressing myself the way I wanted to," Aguilera said.Stefanie Keenan/Getty for Joylux & Playground Christina AguileraChristina Aguilera didn't let the haters get her down early in her career.When the singer recently reflected on her 2002 hit song "Dirrty," she revealed that she felt "empowered" by her new, more mature, risqué image, despite facing a lot of criticism for it at the time."I reme…

Christina Aguilera was told that she 'didn't have the right to her own' body in early pop career

Christina Aguilera was told that she "didn't have the right to own" her body in her early pop career.