Something seems to have happened back in the early '90s between former Mickey Mouse Club-ers Tony Lucca and Christina Aguilera to trigger some bad blood. She was one of the youngins when he was one of the senior principles on the show (remember, he totally had something going with Felicity Keri Russell!), so maybe he bullied her a bit? Who knows, but there has to be a reason Xtina harbors bitterness against Lucca, because this season on The Voice, she's been really hard on him.
Side note: I still can't believe he's a contestant. What does that say about his pathetic non-career? Well, if he did anything remotely hurtful to her in the past, I could see why Christina would be gloating now ...
Anyway, Christina's tough treatment aside, Tony's the one who should feel ashamed.
For his final performance last night, the former Mouseketeer performed Jay-Z's "99 Problems," which, if you're not familiar, includes the line: "I got 99 problems, but a b*tch ain't one." Huh. Oh, he's not bitter at all, right?! And I wouldn't be surprised if Christina felt like that lyric was directed at her. Doesn't seem to me that it was a mistake, a coincidence, or intended to mean something else -- that's for sure. Even if it was, it was still wrong. As Christina put it in her critique for Tony:
Tonight you came here with your beautiful wife and daughter and family, and I just thought the lyrical connotation was a little derogatory toward women.
Right on.
Now, to be fair, the song was chosen not by Lucca (reportedly), but by his coach, Adam Levine, who we all know to be an immature tool. Someone who I'm sure wouldn't have any problem stirring up drama and attempting to stick it to Xtina with a jab like this. And that's just as lame as Tony's attempt to tabloid/blog headline himself (back?) to relevancy. Tsk, tsk. Sad.
No matter how much grief she gave him, Grammy Award-winning diva Christina Aguilera is in a completely different universe than nobody Tony Lucca. He should have been kissing the ground she walks on. Sure, enduring what he has had to be a huge blow to his ego, but he's the one who signed up for a reality singing competition show. Too bad he felt he had to resort to that song choice -- or even just agree to it. It's certainly not going to win him any fans.
Here's his performance, if you missed it ...
Do you agree Tony overstepped or did Christina have it coming?
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I completely disagree with Tony Lucca being the target of this article. Christina has been a rude beotch to him since day one. She's the one making little OBVIOUS jabs at him. Last week she said to him "And if this doesn't work out, you and Adam could always start a Britney cover band." This week she is lecturing him on lyrics to a song HE DIDN'T WRITE. She called him one dimensional when, if you ask me, he is the only contestant in the final four that has shown he can do more than one thing. Especially when you put him up against her Chris Mann. Last night he was speaking and thanking ALL the judges and she was on her phone texting, when it was time for her to speak to him she was more interested in her coffee. No... I think Tony has been targeted and he has handled it very gracefully. Read what you want into his song choice, but the bottom line is he took a song that everyone knows, completely changed it into something else and made it his own. He had no reason to be kissing her feet.
Team Blake!!!!!!! If you do not agree you can KISS MY COUNTRY ASS!!
I would also like to add that Christina is a judge. She is paid to be there. SHE is the one who should be held to a higher standard on her behavior. If I went to work and treated a customer how she treats Tony, it would be unacceptable because as the employee I am held to a higher standard no matter how someone treats me.