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Songwriter retracts comments against Lavigne

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-07-11 08:53





Chantal Kreviazuk performs at the opening ceremony for AIDS 2006, the
16th International AIDS conference in Toronto, August 13, 2006 file
photo.[Reuters]

Chantal Kreviazuk, the fellow Canadian singer-songwriter who dismissed
collaborator Avril Lavigne's writing skills in an interview in the June
issue of Performing Songwriter magazine, has retracted her comments.

Kreviazuk's comments have been in the media of late in the wake of a
copyright infringement suit filed against Lavigne by the 1970s band the
Rubinoos. That group claims Lavigne's hit "Girlfriend" infringes on their
earlier song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend."

"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," said Kreviazuk in a statement
released Tuesday (July 10). "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."

In a July 6 post on her Web site, Lavigne had hit back, "Chantal's
comments are damaging to my reputation and a clear defamation of my
character and I am considering taking legal action."










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