Christina Aguilera Wants Arbitration Over Courtroom In Ex-Business Partner's Lawsuit

Christina Aguilera is not willing to air her laundry in public as far as her ongoing legal battle is concerned!

The songwriter has petitioned an L.A. judge to let her sort her legal issues with her former business partner away from the public glare through arbitration.

The plaintiff, John Herzog, and his company have accused Christina Aguilera of breaching a business contract between them and are now demanding compensation and punitive damages.

The performer demanded, in newly filed documents, that the lawsuit brought by Herzog and his company, Herzog Holdings, and Xquistitely Frozen, LLC, be transferred to a private hearing involving a neutral third party.

Aguilera's legal rep noted that all the agreements signed between the parties explicitly stated any disputes would be heard before an arbitrator and not in public court. 

The singer also stated that Herzog was "unable to deliver a viable product" despite claiming to have so much experience in the field of business they were meant to embark on. Per In Touch, Aguilera's lawyer declared:

"Although the Company was founded more than three years ago, [John and his company] have not yet developed a frozen dessert product."

The attorney continued that Herzog's lawsuit is a weak attempt to try and shift blame for this failure, adding:

"[John's] Complaint makes a variety of allegations concerning alleged disputes among the three principal parties to the Operating Agreement about the operation and management of the Company."

In his lawsuit, the businessman and his company claimed to have spent months creating an ice cream brand for the singer, only for her and her team to change their mind last minute.

Roc Nation, Roc's executive, Laurence "Jay" Brown, and another Roc employee named Sarah Francus were named defendants in the lawsuit.

Herzog's lawsuit alleged breach of contract, intentional interference with contractual relations against Aguilera, and a fraud claim against Brown and Roc Nation.

He explained that Brown approached him about developing a product for Aguilera after the label signed her in 2020.

They eventually decided on creating an ice cream and frozen dessert line with Brown promising him the singer and the Roc Nation will be involved in the process from start to finish.

Herzog revealed that the positive outcome of their meetings inspired Brown to approach him towards creating his ice cream line separate from Aguilera's brand.

The entrepreneur explained that he entered into a separate deal to help develop the Roc Nation executive's line, Madison Brown, with him promising to inform Aguilera about the development. 

Herzog noted that he did not believe the Roc Nation executive eventually had the talk with his actress as he lost interest in pursuing her line as soon as his ice cream company launched.

He accused Brown of slowing down Aguilera's deal to benefit his competing Madison Brown ice cream project. Herzog said Brown and Roc Nation caused the singer to skip meetings and make unreasonable demands.

Herzog said the parties eventually switched the idea from ice cream to paletas despite Herzog claiming he spent much money and time developing the ice cream line. 

He, however, noted in the suit that Aguilera was a pleasure to work with. They reportedly exchanged several text messages during the process and developed a good friendship.

The business owner said he provided the performer and her family tickets to various sporting events and concerts as "gestures meant to demonstrate friendship, as well as his commitment to fostering the kind of positive and supportive partnership so essential to the success of a good business relationship."

Unfortunately, Aguilera and Roc Nation cut ties with him in 2023 and moved on to selling sex toys and lubricants without giving him a reason for their change of plans.

Away from the world of broken contracts and failed partnerships, Aguilera's childhood was not the glitz and glam her adult life centers around, making her the apple of every brand's eye.

The Blast reported that her father, who was a military man, was abusive, and she would always sing songs from "The Sound of Music" while gazing out the window, imagining a better life for herself and her mom to escape her reality.

"I don't know if I would be the singer or performer I am, or have the success I do, had I not been through my childhood," Aguilera shared. She declared that her difficult childhood gave her a real purpose of fighting her way through her feelings and how someone has wronged her.

The actress also previously addressed growing up on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast in 2023, "I grew up in a chaotic upbringing as a very young child, always feeling like a protector and all that, and always felt isolated in my situation."

Since rising from the ashes of her traumatic childhood and an unending battle with the press about her weight, sexuality, and music, Aguilera has become immune to criticism.

"I have a maturity now where I just don't give a fuck about your opinion. I'm not going to take it on. It must be your responsibility to take up your space. Other people's opinions of me are not my business," declared the performer in an interview.

But her journey is not done yet; the star's ultimate goal is to shield her young ones from the world's toxicity. Your kids trigger things in you that you don't want them to go through," she said. "And it's almost like you're reliving this whole thing again." An emotional Aguilera added:

"I love my son and my daughter so much, and you do want to shield and protect them from the world. But they have to learn their own lessons."