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TORONTO — Avril Lavigne is thanking fans for their support as she faces repeated accusations of plagiarism.
The pop-punk superstar posted a message on her MySpace page Tuesday saying her fans mean a lot to her.
“Hey everyone,” Lavigne writes.
“I wanted to take this time to thank you, my fans for all your undying support. You have been amazing and i can't express how much i appreciate it. Thank you all so much. I am so proud of this record and grateful for the response it has been getting from all of my fans. You made it go (No.) 1!! ”
Lavigne goes on to urge fans to check out the new album by her husband's band, Sum 41, but does not mention anything about an ongoing legal battle over her smash hit, “Girlfriend.”
U.S. pop group The Rubinoos claim suspicious similarities to their 1970s single, “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.”
Lavigne's manager, Terry McBride, says the claims are baseless.
The lawsuit is just the latest in a string of attacks on the 22-year-old's songwriting reputation.
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton led a new round of charges last week by pointing out similarities between Lavigne's song, “I Don't Have to Try” with Peaches' raunchy track, “I'm the Kinda.”
In June, singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk suggested to a U.S. magazine that Lavigne stole one of her songs, but later retracted the statements and apologized in a press release.
Lavigne, who grew up in Napanee, Ont., has also had to deflect accusations from the Matrix, the production team behind hits “Sk8er Boi” and “I'm With You.”
Songwriter Lauren Christie told Rolling Stone that Lavigne did little but “change a word here or there,” but Lavigne has insisted they crafted the melodies and lyrics together.
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