Avril Lavigne Confronts Topless Protestor Onstage at 2023 Juno Awards

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Avril Lavigne's onstage quality astatine the 2023 Juno Awards got a small complicated.

As the "What the Hell" vocalist deed the signifier to present a show by AP Dhillon during the ceremonial connected March 13, a topless woman—whose assemblage appeared covered successful messages including "Save the Green Belt"—appeared close down her.

And though the 38-year-old did her champion to proceed her speech, she drew a circular of applause erstwhile she turned to the protestor and told her to "Get the f--k off, bitch." (Security besides appeared onstage to assistance escort the protester disconnected astatine that moment).

According to CTV News, the protestor's messages seemed to notation a lodging improvement program precocious rolled retired by the authorities successful Ontario.

After winning the Fan Choice Award aboriginal successful the evening (which serves arsenic her 4th overall), Avril besides delivered a quip astir being the lone 1 onstage astatine the moment.

"Now cipher effort thing this time," she joked during her speech, arsenic seen successful videos shared to social media. "Or the Canadian volition travel retired successful maine and I'll f--k a bitch up."

But Avril wasn't the lone 1 who had her ain backmost arsenic the show's host, Simu Liu, praised the "Complicated" instrumentalist during the evening for "handling that topless woman similar a champion."

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Despite the hiccup, erstwhile each was said and done, Avril reflected connected what the nighttime meant to her.

"Thanks to my astonishing fans for voting for the TikTok Juno Fan Choice Award," she wrote connected Twitter alongside a photograph of herself holding her trophy. "This is my 10th Juno Award and 4th Fan Choice Award. Let's support rocking and cheers to the adjacent 20 years! P.S. – ‘Get the f--k disconnected bitch!'"

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