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\n\tNew year, new mindset! Christina Aguilera took to Instagram on Tuesday (Dec. 31) to shut down comments about her appearance.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe video montage opens with screenshots of countless comments discussing her looks before she shared some powerful highlights from throughout 2024. \u201cThis year, doing something a little different.
This is a reminder to everyone that you are your OWN STORYTELLER in your OWN LIFE,\u201d she wrote in the caption. \u201cNo one else can dictate who you are. No one deserves an explanation. I am evolved enough to know that nothing comes easy and no one is perfect. Everyone will judge you. No matter WHAT you do. And\/ or what you don\u2019t do. Acceptance comes with accepting yourself first. And the difficult journey it takes sometimes to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tSee her post here.<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tThe \u201cGenie in a Bottle\u201d singer shared a similar sentiment in her August Glamour<\/em> cover story.<\/a> \u201cI have a maturity now where I just don\u2019t give a f\u2014 about your opinion. I\u2019m not going to take it on,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cIt must be your responsibility to take up your space. Other people\u2019s opinions of me are not my business.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAguilera has been oozing self-acceptance in recent months, sharing a sultry photo for her 44th birthday last month. In the \u201cBirthday Suit #44\u201d snap,<\/a> she\u2019s wearing nothing but a black leather hat, matching hot pants and strappy stiletto heels. In September, she also celebrated the 25th anniversary of her self-titled debut album by teaming up with Spotify for one of its\u00a0Spotify Anniversaries<\/em>\u00a0series to\u00a0reimagine her 1999 LP<\/a>\u00a0with a number of special guests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n