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This is so sad, but Christina Aguilera has opened up about the childhood abuse that she suffered at the hands of her father, Fausto.

She said, “I witnessed a lot of unpleasant things – a lot of pushing and shoving and fighting and quarreling. Growing up I did not feel safe. Feeling powerless is the worst feeling in the world. I turned to singing as an outlet. The pain at home is where my love for music came from.”

In the new documentary, her mother Shelly also talked about the abuse. She recalled an incident where she found Christina, then only four-years-old, with blood dripping from her chin. Shelly said, “I scooped her up and said, ‘Oh my God. What’s wrong?’ She told me, ‘Daddy wanted to take a nap and I made too much noise.’”

Christina said that she forgave her father, but had since decided that she did not want a relationship with him. She added, “I let him back into my life briefly but I soon realized that he is not necessary in my life.”

No one should have to endure that kind of pain at the hands of someone you love. Good on her for being strong.

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