Chantal Kreviazuk Apologizes To Avril Lavigne

07/10/07 7:00pm

Nettwerk Music Group is trying to keep the peace between two of its top female management clients, Chantal Kreviazuk and Avril Lavigne.

Kreviazuk criticized Lavigne's songwriting abilities in a recent interview with Performing Songwriter magazine, and the Napanee, Ont. pop star fired back with a message on her website that threatened legal action against Raine Maida's wife for what she claimed were defamatory comments.

But Nettwerk issued a release on Tuesday, featuring the following statement from Kreviazuk, that seeks to put the matter behind both women:

"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.

"When I saw the track listing to Avril's new record, it caught my attention that she had the same title as a song I had sent her a while back. When I heard it, I immediately realized it was a coincidence. The songs have nothing in common. I have always maintained that the song on Avril's album is completely different, having no similarity in melody or lyric and Avril has in no way stolen my song. I simply never said that or thought it.

"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. I wish her all the best in the future."