Christina Aguilera Loses Clothing Line Deal  3/17/05

Pop star Christina Aguilera has lost a licensing agreement to launch a new clothing line, after publicly berating her peers who do just that.

Bosses at European licensing company Basic Box have announced they're terminating a deal to manufacture and market a line of clothing under Aguilera's name, after the singer's recent comments in an interview.

Aguilera said, "I just think it's so tacky. I have always thought that it's one of those things that just makes people look like they don't know what to do any more."

Basic Box bosses have already admitted they were puzzled by the comments, but now they've confirmed they're dropping Aguilera altogether.

A spokesperson says, "Obviously we are extremely disappointed. We had genuinely believed since coming to this licence arrangement with Christina at the end of last year that we were going to be able to put out an extremely successful range of clothing and accessories under her name.

"We had understood that she was completely behind the project so, not surprisingly, her comments came as something of a shock. Basic Box has already invested considerable sums in the project and in the light of her comments we had no choice but to terminate the agreement immediately."

Meanwhile, Basic Box bosses have instructed a top media firm to bring High Court proceedings against the company providing Christina's services in order to recover damages.