He’s not wearing his wedding band, but says things are good

Nov 10, 2014 14:38 GMT  ·  By
Chad Kroeger shoots down rumors of his impending divorce from Avril Lavigne
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   Chad Kroeger shoots down rumors of his impending divorce from Avril Lavigne

Try as she might to keep it out of the pages of the tabloids, Avril Lavigne has had little success with avoiding speculation on her love life. When she and Nickleback singer Chad Kroeger announced they had gotten engaged after a few months of dating, people rushed to bet on a deadline on the romance.

Rumors picked up even more speed when Avril was photographed several times without her engagement ring and wedding band on. When she stepped out in Vegas to celebrate her 30th birthday without her husband, only in the company of friends, the rumor mill went into overdrive.

A short while ago, Chad too was photographed sans his wedding band, which seemed to confirm rumors of an imminent split.

Rumors are nonsense, don’t believe them

Chad and his Nickleback bandmembers are getting ready to kick off a tour of the US and Canada, starting with Valentine’s Day 2015. While promoting the No Fixed Address tour, Chad also took the time out to shoot down reports of his impending divorce, in an interview with ET Canada.

Apparently, the rumors have gotten so bad that even his father calls him up to tell him he hasn’t been sleeping right, knowing that his marriage is falling apart and he’s not sharing his pain with them.

Chad isn’t bitter at whoever is starting these rumors or keeping them going, because he knows this is the price you pay for being a celebrity; however, he compares the celebrity rumor mill to being in high school, only several times much worse.

“It’s ridiculous. How many times has Jennifer Aniston been pregnant this year? A dozen? Let’s start a new rumor. I’m pregnant,” he tells the publication.

Our money goes on that people won’t be buying this one.

Avril and Chad, a romance no one wants to believe in

Kroeger isn’t saying it out loud, but there is no denying that his relationship with Avril was considered short-lived from the start. It could be the fact that this is Avril’s second marriage or because they got engaged after a relatively short while, but few people actually thought they would last as a couple.

As we speak, they haven’t been seen together in public for some time, which is considered a sign of trouble in showbiz. Then again, these two never really made a show of their relationship, so perhaps not being photographed is something they choose to make happen, not “proof” that they’re splitting up.

With the Nickleback tour scheduled for next year through the US, it is believed Avril will be accompanying him on some of the dates, having said a while back that they always strove to be apart for as little time as possible.

We’ll see then if there was any truth to the divorce speculation.

Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger (5 Images)

Chad Kroeger shoots down rumors of his impending divorce from Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger announce engagement in August 2012Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger on their wedding day: one of Avril’s dresses was black
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