Avril: Britney has herself to blame
Avril thinks media pressure is part of the job
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Monday, 02, Apr 2007 07:17
Pop princess Avril Lavigne has hit out at troubled singer Britney Spears and says the American star cannot blame the media for her problems.
The 22-year-old Canadian, who is married to fellow punker Deryck Whibley from band Sum 41, believes Britney, currently divorcing hubby Kevin Federline, has only herself to blame for her public meltdown.
"What's happened to Britney is all down to who she is as a person. If you want a piece of this business you have to be able to deal with it," the Sk8er Boi singer said in comments reported by Wenn.
Britney, best known for smash hits such as Baby One More Time and Toxic, filed for divorce from Kevin in November and weeks of partying with celebrity buddy Paris Hilton and strange behaviour, including the popstar shaving her hair off in a California salon, followed the separation.
The 25-year-old singer recently completed a four-week programme in a Malibu rehabilitation centre to help fight her demons.
Yet Avril thinks tabloid pressures are pretty simple. "You can't complain about the pressures, the paparazzi, the madness because that's the job," she added.
Avril's comeback song Girlfriend reached number two in the UK pop charts yesterday but could not knock the Proclaimers from the top spot.