Singer Avril Lavigne has blasted young Hollywood stars for deliberately courting the tabloid press. The star is disgusted by Hollywood starlets who tip off the paparazzi and hang around in areas where they know they'll be spotted by photographers.

She says, "I think a lot of the Hollywood girls, I won't get into names, are obsessed with the paparazzi. They call them or go to the Ivy (restaurant) so they'll be seen and followed for the rest of the day.

"I won't go shopping on Robertson Boulevard in LA, because it's so cheesy. I would feel lame. it's embarrassing."

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