Post by cjravenfan91 on Apr 24, 2010 10:48:44 GMT 8
Christina Aguilera has defended herself against claims she has re-styled herself in the mould of Lady Gaga following the latter's rise to fame.
Responding to comments made by rapper Akon, who signed Lady Gaga to his Kon Live Distribution label before she hit the big time, Aguilera said she was unaffected by the criticism.
In an interview with US radio station Q100, she said: "It just comes with the territory. That, in particular, is not even worth wasting the breath to comment on.
"I've been around for over a decade and I think my work speaks for itself."
Akon had previously claimed that Aguilera had adapted her look to compete with Gaga due to feeling overshadowed by the Poker Face star's recent ascendancy.
"I think sometimes she gets insecure because of all of the success Gaga has had, not realising that she was already successful before Gaga came out," he said.
Lady Gaga is currently on her Monster Ball world tour, which includes dates in Britain later this year.
Responding to comments made by rapper Akon, who signed Lady Gaga to his Kon Live Distribution label before she hit the big time, Aguilera said she was unaffected by the criticism.
In an interview with US radio station Q100, she said: "It just comes with the territory. That, in particular, is not even worth wasting the breath to comment on.
"I've been around for over a decade and I think my work speaks for itself."
Akon had previously claimed that Aguilera had adapted her look to compete with Gaga due to feeling overshadowed by the Poker Face star's recent ascendancy.
"I think sometimes she gets insecure because of all of the success Gaga has had, not realising that she was already successful before Gaga came out," he said.
Lady Gaga is currently on her Monster Ball world tour, which includes dates in Britain later this year.
