Cutie Rethinks Union with Frontman of World's Worst Band

A little over a year ago, I had the unfortunate task of informing you that teen angst singer singer Avril Lavigne had fallen for the frontman of Nickelback, reputedly the world's worst band, one Chad Kroeger. Today I bring you the happy news that, a little late, she has come to her senses.

Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger Headed For a Split After One Year of Marriage

This rockstar romance may be coming to an end. Avril Lavigne and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger are headed for a split after a year of marriage, insiders reveal exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.

Kroeger, 39, popped the question to Lavigne, 29, in August 2012 after dating for a month. They wed in an intimate ceremony in the South of France in July 2013.

Despite their troubles, the couple have yet to hint about a strain in their relationship in public. In July, the Canadian singer gushed via Twitter about the 17-carat emerald-cut ring Kroeger gifted her for their first wedding anniversary. 

17 carats? That's a mighty big rock! Being the frontman of the world's worst band must pay pretty well, despite the humiliation. Now we know what she saw in him.

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