Update: This article is based on a story in Star Magazine that incorrectly stated that Avril Lavigne played just two songs at a free concert. That article was incorrect and Avril did play a full free concert at that show.

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Avril Lavigne needs to get that smug look and raccoon makeup wiped off her face with a dirty rough rag. She seems to be sleepwalking through her soulless performances, getting by with a sneer and a modicum of singing ability. In a field that continues giving a psychologically challenged woman (Britney) and an addict (also Britney, but Lindsay could fall in both categories too) chances, it’s hardly likely that anyone is going to call Avril on her arrogance though.

There was a story about two months ago that Avril Lavigne refused to pose for a photo with a little eight year-old girl who was attending the same wedding reception Avril was at, reducing the little girl to tears. Avril recently screwed thousands of fans at once by making them wait over an hour for her in the bitter cold and then playing just two songs to jet off to a Spice Girls show. It was a free concert, but it sounds like she got paid for it and she could have made more of an effort for fans:

[Avril Lavigne] arrived more than an hour late to her free outdoor concert in honor of the grand opening of the Best Buy in Burnaby, British Columbia, on December 2, and never apologized for leaving her fans to wait in the freezing, snowy weather. The 23-year-old performed just two songs, then darted off to the Spice Girls concert at GM Place in Vancouver. “It’s so unfair!” 14-year-old Avril fan Hannah Bryla said in reaction to her idol’s behavior. “It seems like her fans aren’t important to her.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition, December 24, 2007]

Avril was probably contractually obligated to Best Buy to play at least two songs, so she did the minimum and got the hell out of there, but what kind of message does that send to her fans? Little girls idolize her and she continues to act like a punk ass little bitch, refusing to acknowledge her fans and spitting at paparazzi and then blaming them for it.

In an April, 2007 interview with Salon Magazine, Avril basically said that her fans love her despite the fact that she treats them like shit. She also said she’s not strictly punk and that being an asshole is part of her brand:

Well, first of all, I don’t give a fuck what anyone says. I totally do my own thing and that’s always been my message. I do what I do. I have a ton of fans and they love me. I was put here … it was a purpose. I’ve touched people. I’m some people’s role model. So what I’m trying to say is — some people love me, some people hate me. That’s fine. That’s what it’s like with anything. Chocolate bars: People love Mars bars, they hate them. The color black: Some people love it, some people don’t like it at all. That’s the way it is.

As far as the whole punk thing, I think people just pick up on my attitude and my character. Obviously my clothing style, my fashion sense, in some ways nowadays is referred to as kind of, maybe, sort of, punk fashion. By no means do I walk around saying I’m punk. I listen to punk music, I appreciate punk music. A lot of my favorite bands are in punk. Do I think I’m punk? No. What is punk? Punk is anti-everything. A way of life. Anti-establishment. I don’t go by that.

Your question was why do people tie that to me. I guess it’s just the whole fashion thing. And it’s my attitude. It’s my I-don’t-give-a-fuck attitude. It’s the way I talk and some people can put that label on me and because it’s such a strong label, other people will go, “Oh no she’s not.” Everyone knows I’m this girl who speaks my mind, I have a strong personality. I am a certain style, a certain brand, a certain thing. I’m a strong image whereas some other girls are just singers. I’m like this person, I have a character.

[From Salon.com]

So Avril is saying she can act and treat people however she wants because that’s part of her character and they’re still going to worship her anyway.

Avril is shown at the American Music Awards on 11/18/07, thanks to PRPhotos.

Update: Avril did at least 9 songs at that show, according to video results on YouTube after searching for Avril Lavigne Best Buy Burnaby. Star’s story that she ditched after two songs was incorrect.

Joe Francis’ website, MeetJoeFrancis.com compared to Heather Mills’ website, youcare.com

In the comments on JayBird’s post about Heather Mills stupid TV rant on the media, I mentioned that she STFU and just start a website if she wanted to refute the supposedly false statements about her divorce details and shady character made by the British press. Well her sister started a website, and it’s just as confrontational and obnoxious as Mills’ personality. It’s a giant red flash monstrosity that attempts to fight tabloid fire with website fire, and will just blow up in Mills’ expensively-molded face.

Compare the design and wording on Heather Mills’ website to the masterpiece of Joe Francis’ well-designed and overly-narrative website. Francis is charged with using underage women in his Girls Gone Wild videos, with tax evasion, and with smuggling contraband into jail and trying to bribe a guard. The guy has been in jail for months, but he’s smart and he knows how to win over the public. He put out a professional-looking site that states the facts without attacking anyone. It’s too wordy and hard to get through, but he made a sincere effort even though it smacks of suck up like Eddie Haskell in a suit holding a cake.

Heather Mills goes apeshit mad on the Internet, just like in real life. Her website is designed to look like the tabloids that feed her anger, and the wording is characteristically super defensive and obnoxious. Instead of focusing on specific attacks against her, she tries to turn it into this general boycott of The Sun, as if they’re defaming average people instead of just celebrities. She calls the negative articles about her a “Human Rights Violation” in super-big red highlighted text. Even her domain name, youcare.com, makes it seem like everyone should be oh-so-worried about poor liar Heather and her widdle millionaire problems:

Human Rights Violation
There has been such a barrage of libelous articles printed against Heather that it became impossible to take action against every offending article and publication, as to pursue all of these in the courts would have been extremely expensive, emotionally exhausting and impossibly time consuming. This barrage of abuse constituted a human rights violation and has highlighted the need for greater protection of the individual in regards to their privacy in the British Justice System. Without this greater protection it seems our newspapers have become the propaganda machines of the powerful. There are however three outstanding libel actions against British Newspapers by Heather Mills.

[From youcare.com]

Get the fuck over yourself, Heather. If you would just make your skinny ass scarce for a while you could avoid the majority of the negative stories about you. As it is, you seem to get off on seeing your name in print even though it enrages you. If you didn’t have a cause to fight for, though, you would be super bored. That’s why you bait the press because you get off on the negative attention.

Check out some of these characteristics of bullies and see if it doesn’t describe Heather:

is a convincing, practised liar and when called to account, will make up anything spontaneously to fit their needs at that moment

has a Jekyll and Hyde nature - is vile, vicious and vindictive in private, but innocent and charming in front of witnesses; no-one can (or wants to) believe this individual has a vindictive nature - only the current target of the serial bully’s aggression sees both sides; whilst the Jekyll side is described as “charming” and convincing enough to deceive personnel, management and a tribunal, the Hyde side is frequently described as “evil”; Hyde is the real person, Jekyll is an act

excels at deception and should never be underestimated in their capacity to deceive

uses excessive charm and is always plausible and convincing when peers, superiors or others are present (charm can be used to deceive as well as to cover for lack of empathy)

is glib, shallow and superficial with plenty of fine words and lots of form - but there’s no substance

is possessed of an exceptional verbal facility and will outmanoeuvre most people in verbal interaction, especially at times of conflict

is often described as smooth, slippery, slimy, ingratiating, fawning, toadying, obsequious, sycophantic

[From BullyOnline.com]

Of course most of that could also apply to Francis, but he’s smart enough to realize that you can dress it up and hide it on the Internet.

The Irish actor doesn’t exactly ooze confidence when it comes to being an actor. He seems to have a constant sneer on his face that conveys arrogance, but it doesn’t apply to any real talent according to Jonathan. In fact the lure of Hollywood isn’t the money, but the fame and power that goes with being a successful actor that makes him feel manly and assured.

“You know why I stay out of the limelight? I always think there will be that time that people will find out that I’m crap at what I do. “I think they will figure out I’m crap. Doesn’t everybody have that feeling?”

[PR-Inside]

In Details magazine he goes on to admit that he got to where he is at based on his looks. He believes that one must have the mug for acting and not just the talent.

“Let’s not kid ourselves—this business is about being good-looking. Look, Brad Pitt is an incredible actor, but do you think he’d be a famous movie star if he didn’t look like that? Come on! Some mornings, some days, you just don’t have that physical confidence. That’s a horrible feeling. A lot of my success is because of what I look like. I know that.”

In the same interview Rhys Meyers describes himself as terribly insecure. He admits to constantly seeking approval on days he doesn’t feel like his normal pretty self. Despite his humble background he seems to lack the humble views on power. He further stated that he would trade places with Leonardo DiCaprio for his power and status in the filming industry… not his for his acting skills.

Currently he portrays Henry VIII in “The Tudors.” The role gives him a boost of the masculinity that he craves. He appreciates the “alpha male, real, muscular, testosterone, up-on-a-wire action hero” demand the role gives him.

Note by Celebitchy: Details also notes that Rhys Meyers screams out on the street “PUSSY! I want pussy!” but supposedly he was “doing his impersonation of a man trying to have a conversation in a crowded nightclub.” Mmmm hmmm. Thanks to Men.style.com for these photos.

Christina Aguilera is known for diva behavior, including demanding that reporters not look her in the eye during interviews and showing up hours late for appointments. She was said to have improved her attitude quite a bit with pregnancy, though, and a story in Star Magazine a couple of weeks ago had her acting more generous towards others and buying expensive gifts for her employees and friends.

The old Christina might be back, though. This week Star is reporting that not only has Christina typically insisted that her baby have top-of-the-line everything, but that she even threw out some toys her husband’s family bought her from Babies R Us because they weren’t good enough!

Christina is also said to be planning an ultra-elite baby shower so that she can bring her child into the world with all the brand names she relies on to make her feel superior and worthy of her celebrity status:

Six-months-pregnant Christina Aguilera’s ultra-expensive tastes may be getting out of control! According to a friend of the singer the only way Christina, 26, will participate in a baby shower is if it’s “first class all the way. She wants it to be at a ritzy place like the Beverly Hills Hotel, rather than at a friend’s house, like what was suggested. And she wants a celebrity party planner like Mindy Weiss to organize it rather than her friends. She’s definitely hurt some feelings, the way she handled the situation.”

Not even the star’s patient hubby, Jordan Bratman, 30, seems capable of meeting her lofty expectations, adds the friend. “Jordan came home with some toys for the baby that his family had bought at Babies R Us, but she didn’t like them - so she threw them out! She only wants gifts from the exclusive places she’s registered at, like Bellini, Petit Tresor and Bel Bambini in Beverly Hills!”

[From Star Magazine, print edition, October 29, 2007]

My husband lost his last job right after we had our son, he’s three now and is our first. Before he was born we told friends and family that second hand was great, and many of my son’s baby items were hand me downs or purchased from consignment stores. A baby doesn’t know if they’re decked out in the latest in designer accessories, all that matters to them is that they’re loved and cared for.

I understand wanting nice things if you’re well off, but throwing out perfectly good toys from your family because they’re not pricey enough is just conceited. This story might not be true, and maybe Star is making a leap based on the known news that Aguilera is registered at exclusive boutiques, but it seems like something she would do based on her past behavior.

Like Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera has not yet announced her pregnancy, but there doesn’t seem to be a need for it now considering how much she’s showing.

Update: Thanks to all of you who pointed out that if this story is true she may have discarded the toys due to concern over the recall of toys made in China with lead paint and unsafe parts. This didn’t occur to me, and I appreciate everyone who pointed it out.

Header image is of Christina shopping for baby items on 10/7/07 thanks to Splash News.

Avril Lavigne always manages to up the ante on the amount of arrogance and conceited behavior possible from a bland singer best known for popularizing the bubble gum punk genre. This time she’s managed to outdo herself by acting mean and dismissive towards an eight-year-old girl at a wedding she was attending, making the little girl cry:

As [Avril Lavigne] chatted with attendees at a friend’s wedding, she was approached by an invited guest’s 8-year-old daughter, who - bright-eyed with excitement - gushed that she was a huge fan and asked the singer if she’d pose for a photo she could show her little pals. Eyewitnesses recoiled as Wicked Witch of the North screwed up her face and snarled: “NO! I don’t want to!” - then abruptly jetted off on her broom, leaving the red-faced tyke sobbing.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, Mike Walker's column, October 29, 2007]

I could understand if the girl went up to Avril on the street and she was in a hurry and couldn’t stop, but she was at a wedding! It’s not like she had to go somewhere else at that point. Maybe didn’t want any pictures taken that day because she had a giant zit. The least she could have done is given the poor girl an autograph and talked to her for a minute.

Other exemplary behavior from Avril includes spitting at paparazzi cameras on three separate occasions and then blaming them for it, and bragging in an interview about kneeing a guy in the nuts for harassing her. She also claims to be the best thing that ever happened to her husband, Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley.

I wish there was a way for celebrities and musicians to get sliding scale pay based on how gracious and decent they are to fans. I know it’s not always possible, especially with the paparazzi in their face all the time, but surely people like Johnny Depp, Matt Damon and Jennifer Garner should get paid extra just for putting up with everyone and signing autographs with a smile. Avril Lavigne, Cameron Diaz, and Tobey Maguire should get a pay cut whenever they’re grumpy or mean to fans. That way, maybe they’ll realize how they’re able to make millions of dollars for just a few months’ work.

Avril Lavigne is shown on 8/26/07 backstage at the Teen Choice Awards, thanks to PRPhotos.

Lindsay Lohan has been at rehab in Cirque Lodge in Utah for about two months, and she’s not getting out any time in the foreseeable future. There was news that she might get released last weekend, but that didn’t happen, and last week’s tabloids had her in for 2-3 more months.

Lohan might be staying in rehab and sitting on her ass in meetings, but whether rehab is really sinking in for her remains to be seen. There’s a story in Star Magazine that not only did she test positive for cocaine recently, she’s combining prescription drugs to get high and has arranged for people to sneak vodka to her in water bottles while she’s attending AA meetings in the community. Oh and she predictably has a new boyfriend too.

Just like the scary tale of how Lohan hijacked a car and took two guys on a multi-car chase, telling them “I’m a celebrity, I can do whatever I want,” she is said to have told fellow patients in rehab that she’s above the requirements there, too:

Now, Star can exclusively reveal that the troubled actress has good reason for seeking extra help: An insider says she tested positive for cocaine! “She admitted that it wasn’t the first time she had done it while at Cirque,” an insider reveals. “No one can figure out who’s slipping it to her.”

Another source… claims Lindsay “gets a buzz” by combining the diet pill Fastin with the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. “I’ll think she’ll take whatever pills they allow her,” says the source. “It’s obvious to me she’s high, because she acts loopy and can’t seem to walk in a straight line!”

“She had a friend of hers sneak vodka in an Aquafina bottle into one of the AA meetings she goes to,” the insider says… “She smells like booze, and the staff does nothing about it. When they’re not around, she tells people she’ll drink as much as she damn well pleases.”

“She’s been sneaking out to Cirque’s North Lodge to hook up with a cute guy!” says the insider. “She seems to really like him…”

The insider adds that Cirque staffers have already put the duo on a strict “no contact” policy that forbids even a simple hello between them!

[From Star Magazine, print edition, October 8, 2007]

And the magazine quotes the insider as saying she asked Lohan if she intended to stay sober, and she just looked at her like she was crazy.

Lohan’s hard working spindoctor, Leslie Sloan Zelnick, says “this story is the result of haters and people not wanting Lindsay to succeed.”

Not that she didn’t say that it’s not true, just that people don’t want Lindsay to succeed. People seem to have good reason to hate on her.

Lohan is going to take a five day sabbatical from rehab to spend time with her dad in a remote lodge. He’ll probably try to proselytize to her and talk a bunch of meaningless platitudes about how she’s got to turn her life over, and when he’s done he’ll milk as much publicity out of it as he can, telling various media outlets that she’s doing so much better.

Lohan will not change until she gets an attitude readjustment, and that will take some major soul-searching or a life changing event. At least she’s stayed put in rehab for this long, but it’s doubtful that it’s doing much good for her when she so steadfastly refuses to change her behavior.

Lohan is shown smoking a cigarette outside an AA meeting on 9/30. Thanks to Splash News for this picture.

Keira Knightley should have the world at her feet, she’s a successful actress, she’s a model for Chanel, and she gets paid to kiss Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom. Most of us would do it for free. Unfortunately, Keira seems to have lost the ability to look on the bright side, instead complaining about attending red carpet events.

“All these people were coming up to my face and screaming, ‘SEVEN OUT OF TEN!’ – referring to the way I look!” the actress, 22, tells Allure magazine for its October issue. “And you think, You rude f—–.”

Yet despite being outfitted in a Vera Wang gown topped by a diamond-and-ruby Bulgari, Knightly declares, “I hate red-carpet events; I absolutely hate them. I don’t like the fact that people write, ‘Oh, you look like crap’ in print. Or ‘I don’t like your arms!’ ”

In terms of self-assessment, Knightley says, “I’m not Wonder Woman. I have self-esteem problems. Everybody does. You know, skinny people are allowed to feel s— about themselves.”

People

Keira, anywhere any woman goes she is going to be judged and commented on by others. Get over it. I don’t hear you saying “I hate it when they give me a free dress, hair and make up for a red carpet event.” At least when you turn up looking like crap to an event you haven’t paid for your dress, or spent six hours trying to get your hair to look right, and searching desperately through the 35 shoeboxes in your tiny closet to find a pair without scuff marks.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Keira Knightley is shown on 9/4/07 at the UK premiere of Atonement. When you wear outfits like this, it’s kind of unrealistic not to expect people to talk about you. Thanks to WENN for these photos.

Annoying repetitive singer James Blunt, who didn’t even write his bland popular songs, is quoted recently as saying that he uses his status as a pop star to get as much ‘tang as possible, and considers it his obligation. He also said he’s used the “You’re Beautiful” song that tormented us all for months several times to get laid, telling various women from his past that it was about them. He says he doesn’t really care that it wasn’t true that the song wasn’t about them and doesn’t feel bad for it:

In a recent interview, James Blunt had this to say about sleeping with as many women as possible now that he’s a “pop star.”

“I’ve always thought it was my responsibility to do that. I have been told by people that I should not be seen clubbing with good-looking women, but I can’t see why not. Why be a pop star otherwise?

“I have fun with it and I am honest and open about the way I lead my life and don’t mislead anyone. I’ve had the time of my life and thank God for that, it would be such a waste otherwise.”

In the same interview Blunt said that he has told at least five or ten women that he has known previously and wanted to sleep with that he had written the song with them in mind. He went on to say that the line worked more often than not and that he has no guilt about lying to any of them about it.

[From Crazy Days and Nights]

And if that wasn’t enough to makes you hate the guy, he recently decided to cut back on meal costs for his crew on tour, saying he didn’t owe them decent food and that they must make do with fast food:

Just before James Blunt set out to promote his debut album, he cast an eye over the accounts for the upcoming tour.

An item on the expenses caught his haughty eye and he demanded to know what this outrageously small sum of money had been put aside for. His manager explained that, as normal, this was to pay for meals for the crew and the band, the very people who were given the impossible task of making the singer’s performances almost bearable night after night.

Blunt was not happy, even though every other artist in the world muddles along quite merrily with this arrangement.

“If I hire a plumber,” Blunt argued, sounding all the while like Boris Johnson on helium, “I don’t expect to have to provide him with a three-course meal for simply doing his job.” And so, the most punchable man since time began ensured himself a tour diet of spunk burgers, piss pops and the rest.

[From The HolyMoly e-mail newsletter]

If you are a boss and screw your workers in cheap petty ways like this, they will screw you over ten times worse and cost you much more money in the long run. This is typical of stupid, bad managers and there are so many examples of situations where it goes wrong.

For instance, a friend of mine had a manager tell him he didn’t want to pay for $10 a day high speed Internet access in his hotel room while he was away on business, even though his job required downloading large movie and sound files. So instead of expensing cheap meals to the company, he went out to the best places he could find for lunch and dinner and ended up costing them at least $70 more a day.

By being cheap with his workers, Blunt’s crew were probably slower and deliberately slacked on the job, resulting in a much higher cost of lost productivity. But James Blunt just decided they didn’t need decent food, so he doesn’t need efficient help, either.

Blunt is shown yesterday at the VH1 Save the Music gala. Thanks to PRPhotos.

I’m just going to go ahead and say it: OJ Simpson is one big ball of dumb. How in the world does someone that notoriously famous for getting away with crime think he could very publicly commit a planned criminal act with lots of accomplices and witness and get away with it? Dude, you only got away with it the first time because you killed everyone there. The only living witness was the Akita. Unless you did that here, it wasn’t going to work out well for you dude. People know what you look like (that vertical football shaped head isn’t helping you blend in) and who you are. How could tis have turned out well? Unless you’re banking on the “I’m a notorious murder who isn’t afraid to do it again because I can get away with it” theory, this is going to blow up in your face.

I admitted last week that I don’t know shit about sports. So to me, I guess I just don’t understand how some football memorabilia is more important than your freedom. Go on eBay, I’m sure you can find some knock offs.

“After being whisked away in handcuffs, Simpson was booked Sunday night on two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and conspiracy to commit a crime and burglary with a firearm, police said.

“The district attorney said he expected Simpson to ultimately be charged with seven felonies and one gross misdemeanor. If convicted, Simpson could face up to 30 years in prison on each robbery count.

“A judge ordered Simpson held without bail. Las Vegas court information officer Michael Sommermeyer said Simpson’s arraignment was set for Wednesday, with a bail hearing to be held after that.”

[From Yahoo News]

Well here’s hoping. I really doubt OJ would be sentenced to 210 years (oh.my.gosh would that make me happy) but maybe he’ll do some time. I really doubt that it’ll be anything significant, but you never know. The man will shell out some crazy money for lawyers… though I’m not sure how, since theoretically he’s supposed to be living in poverty. But I’m sure he’ll figure out a way to get top of the line attorneys and he won’t do any significant time. Technically he doesn’t have priors, at least relating to murdering people.

“‘We believe it is an extremely defensible case based on conflicting witness statements, flip-flopping by witnesses and witnesses making deals with the government to flip,’ [Yale] Galanter [Simpson’s attorney] said Sunday.

“Beardsley blamed the incident on [Thomas] Riccio [co-owner of and auction house], who he claims told Simpson that his property was in the room in Las Vegas.

“‘If they don’t charge Riccio I will be very upset. That guy lied to O.J. and got him all pumped up,’ he said.”

[From Yahoo News]

I guess Yale Galanter never learned that very basic lesson that we are all responsible for our own behavior. Lying to OJ Simpson about his former possessions doesn’t mean it’s his fault OJ decided to break into a room with guns and steal his old stuff back. OJ getting too “pumped up” and angry has been a well documented problem for him. Along with blaming everyone else for that anger.

A transcript of the recording of the event has just been released.

“An apparent audiotape of O.J. Simpson’s standoff with men he accused of stealing his memorabilia begins with the ex-NFL star demanding, ‘Don’t let nobody out of here.’

“‘Think you can steal my s— and sell it?’ the voice identified as Simpson’s said.

“Simpson was arrested Sunday and booked on charges connected with what police described as a robbery at a Las Vegas hotel. In the audiotape released Monday by the celebrity news Web site TMZ.com, a man believed to be Simpson is heard shouting questions while other men yell orders to the people in the room.

“The recording was made by Thomas Riccio, co-owner of the auction house Universal Rarities, according to TMZ. Simpson has said Riccio called him several weeks ago to tell him collectors were selling some of his items.”

[From Yahoo News]

OJ Simpson is so delusional, and it’s sad that the legal system has given in and encouraged his delusions. It’s also upsetting that he’s become a bit of a celebrity, and people ask for his autographs. It’s just encouraged his delusions of grandeur, and his feeling that he can give in to any whim he wants. I really hope and pray he does time for this, and that history won’t repeat itself.

Update: Here’s a link to TMZ’s copy of the Simpson recording. Not suitable for work.

Picture note by JayBird: Here’s Simpson being led away in handcuffs by plainclothes police officers in Vegas.

On Friday I promised commenters that I wouldn’t post Simpson’s picture again without putting a “Mr. Yuck” sticker over his head first. I’m not sure I can do that without getting sued by the photo agencies, so I’m sticking it here and you all can visualize it on his face if it helps.

Just when you thought skunk-haired Avril Lavigne could not get more annoying, arrogant or talentless she goes and outdoes herself with yet another interview in which she comes off like a spoiled brat.

She calls people that hate her “losers” which is fine, I mean that’s what everyone does on the Internet when someone doesn’t agree with them so it must be ok.

She also says how generous she is by using the example of donating a bunch of her clothing to Katrina victims. I’m sure there were about 3 preteens displaced by flooding that want to look like punk poser schoolgirls and are as short and little as she is. It’s so gracious of her to think of them. This woman makes millions of dollars and can’t wear clothing twice, that’s a ridiculous example if it’s the best one she could come up with of her charity.

On dealing with her incredible success:
“Selling 24 million albums hasn’t really affected me, but it has changed things. I can’t walk into a room full of people any more without everybody turning their heads, and I can only eat in certain restaurants where I know I won’t get hassled. But that’s OK. I was born to do this, and so I’ve learned how to cope.”

On her competition:
“Someone like Kelly Clarkson is beautiful and has a pretty voice, but with me you get a much stronger image. I’m tough, I have a look that girls want to copy, and I sound a particular way. It’s good if you’re not easily ignored. And I’m not.”

On her generosity:
“I am a very giving person. When the hurricane thing happened, I went to my closet, filled six boxes of stuff and said to my assistant, ‘Take it to Katrina!’ I also like to give stuff to people who are my ‘workers,’ especially if they don’t make much money.”

On her polarizing personality:
“People love me and people hate me, but I’m comfortable in my own skin and that’s what counts. And anyway if you do hate me, you’re the loser, not me.”

[Q Magazine thanks to US Weekly]

WTF is that “I was born to do this, and so I’ve learned how to cope”? I didn’t know it was possible to sound that obnoxious and arrogant on paper, but Avril pulls it off every time.

In the press she’s dissed Britney, told a story about how she socked a guy who teased her, and said her husband knew he was lucky to have her. She’s also spit on paparazzi on three different occasions. She’s a shitty pop singer and a nasty person to boot.

I know that people are multifaceted and it might be unfair to judge the celebrities based on their interviews, but it’s easy to tell Avril is a total ass. Some stars seem like genuinely good hard-working people who are grateful for their success, like Jennifer Garner, Matt Damon, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Kate Winslet. Others need lessons in humility and poverty, like Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Nicole Richie, Cameron Diaz and of course Avril. I’m sure there are a few more names ya’ll can add to those lists.

When celebrities act like this we can refuse to support them by not buying their records or going to their movies. Avril’s fanbase probably doesn’t read celebrity blogs yet, and I doubt ‘tween girls would organize a boycott or even care that Avril is a stuckup bitch.

Avril is shown on 4/19 at a CD signing. Thanks to PRPhotos.