Christina Aguilera Was Told To Go By Christina Agee: ‘The Businessmen’ Thought Her Name Was ‘Too Ethnic’

Jamie Lang Award-winning Spanish producer Agustín Almodóvar on Thursday tweeted a set photo from the first day of shooting for his brother Pedro Almodóvar’s upcoming short film adaptation of Jean Cocteau’s “The Human Voice,” starring Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton.Pedro Almodóvar,Tilda Swinton, El Deseo , #LaVozHumana . Primer día de rodaje.

straight to your inboxNani has revealed that living with Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United showed him the level of competitiveness needed to succeed in professional football.The winger joined United from Sporting CP in 2007, following in Portuguese compatriot Ronaldo's footsteps.

Olivia Culpo has the most supportive boyfriend! The 28-year-old model revealed that her beau, Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, knew about her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover before she did — and he couldn’t be more proud.When Us Weekly exclusively spoke with Culpo, she let Us in on the fact that McCaffrey was actually the one who broke the news to her about booking the SI Swim cover. “They told me that we had to do a Vogue interview and it was so important.

Jessa Seewald (née Duggar) is one of 19 children, but despite being surrounded by siblings of all ages growing up, she still didn’t know everything when it came to being a mom herself. The Counting On star, 27, and her husband, Ben Seewald, sat down exclusively with Moms Like Us hosts Christina Garibaldi and Stroller In the City’s Brianne Manz to share the one piece of advice they wish they had known before becoming parents.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Christian Garrison, an author and filmmaker who displayed an unfiltered slice of 1960s Mississippi hill country life in a short film about influential blues guitarist Fred McDowell, has died.

Pride Month may be over, but Christina Aguilera is still making sure her LGBTQ fans feel seen.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorSunac Culture has pre-bought Chinese distribution rights to George Miller’s anticipated fantasy-romance Three Thousand Years Of Longing.Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton are due to star in the feature, which was meant to start production in March but was pushed back by the pandemic.

Christina Aguilera recently opened up about the time she was told by record executives that her name sounded "too ethnic." In a new interview with Billboard, the pop singer reflected on her journey in the music industry and shed light on those who may not have been completely supportive at the beginning.

about the experience and why she adamantly refused their requests."I remember when I was first coming up, there was a big debate around me on changing my last name because all the businessmen around me thought it was too long, too complicated, and too ethnic," she says.The singer has a rich heritage: her father was born in Ecuador, while her mother has German, Irish, Welsh, and Dutch ancestry. Instead of celebrating her diverse background, sadly, execs wanted to erase it.

“Genie In The Bottle” performed by “Christina Agee” doesn’t quite have the same ring as “Christina Aguilera,” but according to the pop music superstar, some music industry execs floated the moniker when she was just starting out in her career.

Christina Aguilera by an entirely different name — but she luckily fought against it.“I remember when I was first coming up, there was a big debate around me on changing my last name because all the businessmen around me thought it was too long, too complicated, and too ethnic,” the Grammy winner, 39, told Billboard in an interview published on Friday, June 26.

Christina Aguilera is opening up about how businessmen wanted her to change her name at the start of her career.