Headed for divorce, Aguilera hides male friend in car

London: Singer Christina Aguilera, who filed for divorce from her husband of five years just last month, has apparently started dating, but hiding her male friend from prying eyes.

The singer was spotted leaving Soho House in Hollywood along with Matthew D. Rutler, who she hid under a blanket in her car, reports dailymail.co.uk.

So far Aguilera has not revealed the reasons for her divorce.

"Out of respect for my husband, I prefer to keep the specifics private, right now, I'm just trying to figure out how to make it through each day," the website quoted her as saying.

Rutler allegedly met Aguilera on the sets of her new movie Burlesque, in which she plays a small town girl learning the ropes at a Burlesque lounge.