Who Is Avril Lavigne Dating?
From Chad Kroeger to Mod Sun, Here Are Avril Lavigne's Romances Through the Years
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Lavigne first met Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley in 2001 when she was 17 years old. She told Rolling Stone in 2011, "I made out with him the first day I met him. He gave me my first shot of Jäger. I had a tie on — it was back in the days of the tie." At the time, the two were in the same punk-rock music circle and became friends before they eventually started dating in 2004. One year after they started dating, Whibley proposed to the "Complicated" singer in June 2005, per MTV News. The musicians married in July 2006, and in a 2008 interview on "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson," she revealed a heart-shaped tattoo on her wrist was dedicated to Whibley.
By 2009, however, the couple split up, and Lavigne filed for divorce. The singer released a statement on her divorce (via Ok!), saying, "We have been friends since I was 17, started dating when I was 19, and married when I was 21. I am grateful for our time together, and I am grateful and blessed for our remaining friendship."
Despite their divorce, Lavigne and Whibley went on to collaborate together on her 2011 album, "Goodbye Lullaby," and remained friends after breaking up.