London:

Pop star Avril Lavigne, who believes celebrities like Britney Spears are to blame for the attention they get, says it is easy to stay out of the news. Avigne recently bought a $9.5 million mansion in Los Angeles with her husband Deryck Whibley, writes contactmusic.com.She says, “The press isn’t all over me like that. She’s probably one of the people who can’t control it. But if you don’t want it, you could get away from it. I don’t want my picture taken all the time.”