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Adam Levine Grilled By Howard Stern Over Christina Aguilera's Weight

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First Posted: 02/22/2012 9:15 am Updated: 02/22/2012 1:45 pm

Adam Levine dropped by "The Howard Stern Show" this week, along with his girlfriend Anne V., and found himself discussing a pretty touchy subject: Christina Aguilera's weight.

"This is a sensitive subject for women, but why do you think she's gotten so heavy?" Stern asked Levine. "Is she upset? ... She used to be so f***ing hot ... And her clothes are too tight, right?"

Levine, clearly uncomfortable with where the conversation was headed, chose his words carefully when responding about his fellow coach on "The Voice."

"Her clothes are tight. She likes to wear tight clothes," Levine said. "She clearly likes to talk about being comfortable with being a woman and snapping her fingers and doing the whole thing."

Over the past year, Aguilera has received harsh criticism regarding her weight gain and her various fashion faux pas, most recently while performing at Etta James' funeral. A feud with E!'s "Fashion Police" correspondent Kelly Osbourne got downright nasty last year, when Osbourne called Aguilera a "fat bitch."

On his show, Stern wasn't going to let Levine off the hook and continued to push the subject of Aguilera's weight, saying, "Yeah, but when you're a plus-size woman, you can't wear the tight clothes anymore."

"I wouldn't go that far, actually," Levine said.

When asked what size Aguilera is, the "Voice" coach wisely responded, "I'm keeping my f***ing mouth shut."

Check out the clip from Levine's interview below:


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Adam Levine dropped by "The Howard Stern Show" this week, along with his girlfriend Anne V., and found himself discussing a pretty touchy subject: Christina Aguilera's weight. "This is a sensitive ...
Adam Levine dropped by "The Howard Stern Show" this week, along with his girlfriend Anne V., and found himself discussing a pretty touchy subject: Christina Aguilera's weight. "This is a sensitive ...
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03:24 PM on 02/27/2012
The more she chooses to accept and not constantly address her body, the more the media entities want to talk about her, almost goading her in to making a statement where she reveals something more personal that they can then turn into yet another wave of revenue. I see parallels between these bloggers and school bullies that taunt teens to the point of suicide. With a relentless barrage of snide, caustic remarks attacking everything from their bodies, to there babies. It’s not bad enough celebrities get stalked by photographers, which is like bullies chasing you off of the playground, they have to content with bloggers getting a hold of the photos and adding captions and posts that rip them apart, akin to the nasty writings on the bathroom or locker room walls. Like bullies bloggers give you names that others begin to refer to you as in jest, although it is not funny. The gossip wielders have the power to create a mean spirited subtext to the public lives of celebrities and great speculation about their private ones. Doesn’t that sound like the bullies we are rallying against when it comes to high school students? If it were children being called names we (as a society) would not stand for it. So why is it ok for celebrities? What makes it worse is that these writers and “reporters” are grown adults not children who might not know any better.
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follygirl
09:24 PM on 02/24/2012
If I looked like Howard Stern, I'd stop talking about how other people look.
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E V
07:44 PM on 02/24/2012
Her weight isn't the problem, her problem is that she's still wearing the clothes from when she weighed 90 lbs. If she were dressing for her new size I doubt there'd be so much attention.
11:22 AM on 05/21/2012
Great point!!
07:17 PM on 02/24/2012
hey isnt there enough hate in the world already? people need to worry about their own selves and not how everyone else looks. gosh dang it all smh. Howard Stern looks like a bad 80's porn star in my opinion!!
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Chastity Pine
He who laughs last didn't get it
01:17 PM on 02/24/2012
Ugh, Howard Stern is so gross.
11:32 AM on 02/24/2012
I don't care what howard says. Christina is gawgesss!
09:15 AM on 02/24/2012
I think Howard Stern is brilliant to somehow become that successful in that industry is not an accident but I do not pay to listen to him.
I think Christina is mind blowing gorgeous IMO could lose a little weight (but that’s not my call) still beautiful and awesome singer.
I am so impressed with the amazing turnaround Kelly following DWTS she has come such a long way. So she said some stupid things, just how many of us could be honest say we haven’t said thing that we wish we didn't (but we didn't have cameras and microphones following 24/7)
04:54 AM on 02/24/2012
I think she still looks cute, but could shed maybe at least 15 pounds and yet keep the cuvry look and not her rail thin days. I think her not able to drop any more great hits for years shes let well im having my three meals, two snacks and a dessert!

Her hits was Jenie and a bottle and I wanna do it and then the song that was pro gay which was a boring song, but its meaning got the sells for many others not the song itself. Britney spears her teen rival is somehow still in loopy and all.


She has a great voice and wish she would come out with another great hit and maybe the pounds will shed once back in spotlight, but over all she was sexy now she is just cute in a good way!
01:42 AM on 02/24/2012
So what if she is? Last time I checked she wasn't on this earth to only please him. He needs to get over himself and stop objectifying everyone with breasts and a vagina.
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dovelove
Laissez les bons temps rouler.
10:49 PM on 02/23/2012
Why is he so worried about her size?
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LittleRedEngine
03:53 PM on 02/23/2012
Anyone with eyes could see that the girl has put on weight. She isn't plus size - t's just she used to be EXTREMELY thin, so we notice it. Why some people try to pretend they can't tell is baffling. It's usually bigger women that pretend not to notice. lol
03:40 PM on 02/23/2012
The Mods on this site need to get their act together.

I've made two posts and the second one gets posted before the first... and for over 20 minutes they've left 5 comments pending.

Get it together or get another job!
03:26 PM on 02/23/2012
Pretty pathetic when a woman gains weight and she's attacked for it.

Why doesn't someone comment to Howie how he is disgustingly scrawney he is. Or for the size of his schnoz? I mean really... doesn't he make enough money to have it fixed?

At least she looks like she takes a shower... Howie... yeah, not so much.
02:59 PM on 02/23/2012
goodness she could have an health issue that has caused the weight gain! what is wrong with people?? Leave her be!
Billk29
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01:40 AM on 02/24/2012
She's big boned.
11:44 AM on 02/24/2012
I Know.. ;-)
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fattrucker
02:05 PM on 02/23/2012
she's one of those women who still looks good fat, good proportions, big boobs, and of course she's stil;l pretty, adam is very metrosexual looking guy from one of the blandest bands I can think of