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.

People magazine has released their annual best dressed list, ahead of the best dressed issue of their magazine. Then again, with a stylist in tow it’s easy to gain best dressed kudos, so the worst dressed is probably more interesting! I wish that list was longer.

Best Dressed 2007

Beyoncé Knowles – The Showstopper
Cameron Diaz – The Legs
Katie Holmes – The Classic
Penélope Cruz - The Continental
Jessica Biel – The All-American
Drew Barrymore – The Chameleon
Jennifer Lopez – The Glamour Girl
Reese Witherspoon – The Celeb Next Door
Gwen Stefani – The Trendsetter
Ali Larter – The Newcomer

Best Dressed Men

David Beckham
George Clooney
Johnny Depp
Terrence Howard
Brad Pitt

Best Dressed Couples

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt
Gabriel Aubry & Halle Berry
Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale
Tony Parker & Eva Longoria

World’s Worst Dresser

Eva Green

Most Shocking Fashion Moments

Britney Spears shaves her head
Sanjaya Malakar’s faux-hawk
Kidnapped British sailors in oversized Iranian suits
Sen. Hillary Clinton’s cleavage
Naomi Campbell’s dress-up for community service
Paris Hilton’s get-out-of-jail get-up

Just Plain Wrong

Sienna Miller in black tights
Avril Lavigne’s combat boots & pink frilly dress

New York Daily News

Why have best dressed men lists? Even the most stylish man just tends to walk around in either a tuxedo or a t-shirt. There’s not much complicated about men’s dressing, why not have best punk rocker style for say, Pete Wentz? Or Best male use of make up, which would probably also be won by Pete Wentz.

I’m also confused about the criteria: Avril Lavinge’s lace dress and combat boots is a style no-no, but Lily Allen’s signature look is a dress and hi-top sneakers (Lily is mentioned in a British best dressed section of the magazine). Aren’t these just different versions of the same look? And none of the women on the best dressed list are cleavage shy, but it’s not okay for Hilary Clinton to show off her assets?

World’s Worst Dresser Eva Green is shown at the Casino Royale world premiere on 11/14/06 and the BAFTA awards on 2/11/07. (PRPhotos)

World’s Best Dressed Woman Beyonce Knowles is shown at the VMAs, at the opening of Jay-Z’s 40-40 club in Vegas on 9/6/07 and at the launch of Emporio Armani Diamonds Fragrance on 8/16/07. (PRPhotos)

Just Plain Wrong Sienna Miller in black tights at the Factory Girl UK premiere on 3/13/07 and at the 2006 Costume Institute Gala on 5/1/06. (PRPhotos)

Just Plain Wrong Avril Lavigne in a pink dress with combat boots at her CD release party in April. (via Faded Youth)

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.

Not totally surprisingly, Chantal Kreviazuk, who accused Avril Lavigne of ripping off songs and taking writing credit she didn’t deserve, has recanted. Everything little thing.

I would like to apologize for any misconceptions concerning Avril Lavigne, which may have resulted from statements I made in my interview with Performing Songwriter Magazine. It was not my intention to call Avril’s songwriting ability or ethics into question.

“My statements and any inference from my statements, which call into question Avril’s ethics or ability as a respected and acclaimed songwriter, should be disregarded and are retracted. Avril is an accomplished songwriter and it has been my privilege to work with her.”

[From Reuters]

Sounds like someone got served. Kreviazuk had attacked Lavigne’s songwriting and ethics in Performing Songwriter Magazine.

I mean, Avril, songwriter? Avril doesn’t really sit and write songs by herself or anything. Avril will also cross the ethical line, and no one says anything. That’s why I’ll never work with her again. I sent her a song two years ago called ‘Contagious,’ and I just saw the track listing to this album [the newly-released The Best Damn Thing] and there’s a song called ‘Contagious’ on it—and my name’s not on it. What do you do with that?”

[From Torontoist]

Lavigne responded on her website, saying, “Chantal’s comments are damaging to my reputation and a clear defamation of my character and I am considering taking legal action.” Sounds like she took it.

I feel really badly for Chantal Kreviazuk, whoever she is. I really doubt a person in her position (not well known but well respected within the music industry) would say something like that about a famous singer unless there was truth to it. It seems like most websites and people in the music industry consider Avril to be somewhat of a hack. The way Kreviazuk took back absolutely everything, it almost seems like she’s groveling. You’ll note that she never denies saying any of those things, or tries to blame the writer or say things were taken out of context, which is good. She’s of course responsible for her own words. I don’t see how she could say something so powerful and then take it back, without giving some sort of reason. I’m guessing the reason is someone else’s power, combined with fear.

Wow, I really dislike little miss spit-face Avril Lavigne now. Whenever I see pictures of her I kind of sneer to myself and the word “bitch” comes to mind. When a celebrity spits on photographers outside a hotspot nightclub two nights in a row and their husband joins in the following night it can kind of ruin a person’s opinion of them. When she continues to act like a mean drunken fool there is little she can do to save her public image.

Look she’s still pulling that tired old “flip off the photographers” bullshit - outside of an event where she’s supposed to pose and smile. She couldn’t even have been bothered to tie her Doc Martins. That picture was right after the spitting incident, so maybe one of the photographers questioned her about it and that’s her response.

TMZ says Avril was nice to people while entering Teddy’s on Friday night, and that she graced everyone with her bullshit drunken smile. They also have a video of her leaving Hyde all wasted that night, flipping people off and maybe forgetting to pay, so obviously she can only keep up the act so long.

Avril’s going to have to do a lot more than issue a half-assed apology and smile once in a while if she wants to clean up her image. How about some serious Peace-Corps quality charity work? I mean, like really get down and dirty and help people and don’t invite photographers until you’ve done some actual work and are ready to be nice and humble about it?

Normal non-famous people like me would kill to get into Hyde and Avril just shits spits on it. I want to see a TMZ video of her getting denied by the door Nazi next. There are real problems in the world like poverty, hunger and war, and when celebrities act worse than my toddler it reminds us that some of them have no appreciation of how charmed and exclusive their life really is.

Avril is shown at the opening of “Area” nightclub on 9/28 and outside with messy hair on 10/5. [ She is also shown outside of Hyde with her girlfriends acting like drunken trash on 10/6. [via]

Does anyone else agree with me that her marriage isn’t going to last? She seems like a really difficult person to live with and she may be young but doesn’t it seem like she’s partying too much?

Avril Lavigne was videotaped and photographed spitting at paparrazi while leaving club Hyde last Wednesday after celebrating her birthday with her husband and some friends. That was the second night in a row she spit on photographers outside of Hyde. On Thursday the Lavigne-Whibley family celebrated their third night of paparrazi spitting with Deryck contributing some saliva of his own.

TMZ has the shaky videos. On Avril birthday she’s seen leaving the club, signing autographs and saying “fuck you” several times to the photographers wishing her happy birthday. She spits when her car is about to pull away, and sticks her foot out of the window. It’s hard to tell what’s going on, and the pictures tell a better story.

The previous night, TMZ reports that Avril called the photographer over by saying “hey fuckhead,” before she spit right in his lens.

Maybe Avril’s apology would seem sincere if it happened once, but two nights in a row followed by her husband spitting too? As she mentions, she’s apologizing for the fans:

She’s outside a nightclub that stars frequent, what does she expect? I used to have a better opinion of Avril, and if she had only done it once on her birthday I might not have cared, but three spits and you’re trash.

Pictures from Alavigne.com.br

I put Avril Lavigne on bump watch a few months ago when she looked a little fuller in the midsection and friends blabbed that she wanted to start a family right away. Her baby bump never grew, making it unlikely that she was pregnant. When I saw these pictures of Avril kissing her new husband, Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley, I thought her top looked a little suspicious.

Star Magazine said she might be pregnant, and recent candids show some kind of bulge, but she was seen out at fashion week sipping champagne and wearing a form-fitting tank top. If she’s pregnant she’s hiding it very well. She might be trying, but I don’t think she’s pregnant at this point.

It’s all speculation, and Avril looks quit fit in these pictures from Fashion Week. Let’s hope she gets pregnant soon if she’s trying, though.

Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley are on their honeymoon in Portofino, Italy. Avril and Deryck were married in a fairytale wedding on a private estate in Montecito, CA on July 15th, 2006.

Avril has been rumored to be pregnant, with bloggers like us gleefully pointing out her tiny stomach bump. She’s seen drinking wine in these candids, though, making it unlikely that she’s with child.

Avril and Deryck enjoyed jet-skiing, sightseeing and some private cuddle time on a yacht. Their honeymoon hasn’t all been casual fun. They were seen dressed up to attend a party.

Thanks to ALavigne.com.br for these pictures

Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley were married last weekend in California, and Canada.com has the official photos. They’re low quality, but clear and lovely, and show the happy couple exchanging rings, kissing, eating the cake, and taking off Avril’s garter during the reception. Picture captions include details such as the chandelier that hung from the flower-draped awning under which they were married, and their four-tiered half-chocolate half-vanilla wedding cake.

Avril says that the ceremony was an emotional moment for her, and that she did her best to keep poised:

Guests took home guitar picks with the bride and groom’s name, and custom gift boxes. I wonder how long it will take before they hit eBay.

Pictures from Canada.com. Some higher resolution candids of the cermony that were not published here before are at the end and are from ALavigne.com.br.

Avril Lavigne wed her fiance of over two years, Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley, in a fairytale setting on a private estate in Montecito, CA on Saturday. She wore a Vera Wang gown with a flowing train and long veil and carried a bouquet of white roses. Her father walked her down the aisle:

Its such a beautiful setting for a wedding and it looks like a lovely event. It’s nice to see the pictures, but unfortunately that means that helicopters were hovering over the ceremony. Hopefully it didn’t detract from the moment for the happy couple or their guests.

Thanks to ALavigne.com.br for the high quality photos. There are some watermarked images at the beginning and end, but most of the photos are decent quality. [via]