Avril Lavigne Denies Plagiarism Claims

Avril Lavigne has hit back over claims that she ripped off her track ‘Girlfriend’ from a 1970s band called The Rubinoos.

Tommy Dunbar, claims that Lavigne borrows heavily from their track ‘I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend’ and has consequently filed a copyright lawsuit against the Canadian star.

However Lavigne has hit back, sticking to her claims that she wrote the track with Luke Gottwald.

Lavigne wrote on her blog; “You may have heard some news that two guys who wrote for some band from the 1970s I have never in my life heard of called the "Rubinoos" are trying to sue me,"

“They have a song called 'I Want To Be Your Boyfriend' that has no musical similarities to the song "Girlfriend" that Luke Gottwald and I wrote together,”

"They claim that a small part of the lyrics are the same and are saying that I took these from them. I had never heard this song in my life and their claim is based on five words! All songs share similar lyrics and emotions. As humans we speak one language,”

"Simply put, I have been falsely accused of ripping their song off. Luke and I have done nothing wrong and there is no merit to their claim."