Avril Lavigne Responds To "Hello Kitty" Music Video Controversy

Avril Lavigne's new controversial music video for "Hello Kitty" has been a hot button topic of conversation this week.

The Canadian rocker has responded to the overwhelming number of comments the video has been getting since it hit the internet on Tuesday.

You can read what Avril had to say below.

RACIST??? LOLOLOL!!! I love Japanese culture and I spend half of my time in Japan. I flew to Tokyo to shoot this video…
— Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne) April 24, 2014

…specifically for my Japanese fans, WITH my Japanese label, Japanese choreographers AND a Japanese director IN Japan.
— Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne) April 24, 2014