Avril Lavigne Lawsuit All Over
According to People, Avril Lavigne and the two songwriters who had accused her of plagiarizing their song have entered a confidential settlement agreement. The songwriters released this statement:
“We are satisfied that any similarities between the two songs resulted from Avril and Luke’s use of certain common and widely used lyrics. We therefore completely exonerate Avril and Luke from any wrongdoing of any kind in connection with the claims made by us in our lawsuit.”
Popsquire’s perspective…
It is common for parties to a settlement agreement to negotiate the precise words that they will speak after all documents have been signed and money exchanged.
Popsquire wants to know if the songwriters received compensation in exchange for making this statement, but as Brittany Murphy famously said in “Don’t Say A Word,” Popsquire assumes they’ll never tell…
