Avril Lavigne [ tickets ], in a statement on her official website, said that she and Sum 41 [ tickets ] member Deryck Whibley are splitting after three years of marriage.

"Deryck and I have been together for 6 and a half years," Lavigne wrote. "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."

Lavigne reportedly initiated the split, forcing Whibley out of their $9.5 million, 12,000-square-foot estate in Bel Air, CA, according th Us Weekly, which reports that divorce papers are expected to be filed in the next few days.