Singer/songwriter Avril Lavigne and her husband Deryck Whibley have reportedly split after three years of marriage. A source says Avril forced Deryck out of their $9.5 million home in Bel Air.

“She dumped him and told him she was leaving him. She wants to move on,” a source tells the new Us Weekly. “Divorce papers will be filed any day now.”

According to reports, the couple started to grow apart since the beginning of Avril’s world tour back in 2008 and they have working hard on staying together but Avril decided it was finally time to call it quits.

UPDATE: Avril confirmed the break up news on her website Thursday (September 16):

Moving forward on a positive note
Deryck and I have been together for 6 and a half years. We have been friends since I was 17, started dating when I was 19, and married when I was 21. I am grateful for our time together, and I am grateful and blessed for our remaining friendship. I admire Deryck and have a great amount of respect for him. He is the most amazing person I know and I love him with all my heart. Deryck and I are separating and moving forward on a positive note.
Thank you to all my family, friends and fans for all your support.
Avril

Deryck Whibley & Avril Lavigne Pictures

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