Deryck Whibley, Avril Lavigne Strongly Deny Marital Problems

Despite anything you might have read, Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley's marriage is doing fine.

The National Enquirer reported that Whibley's marriage to Lavigne was on the rocks, and that he had recently put his music career with band Sum 41 on the back burner to party.

The National Enquirer story quotes an inside source as saying that Lavigne and Whibley's marriage has been strained by "his manic bar-hopping and seemingly bachelor-like behavior." It also reported that while Lavigne toured China, Whibley was seen with a "statuesque brunette beauty" at Los Angeles's Villa nightclub.

"Deryck isn't motivated in his own career, so he's been drinking and partying," the insider reportedly said.

A statement on Sum 41's MySpace page, under the title "Totally False Gossip," denied these reports, and set the record straight, MTV.com reported.

It read: "The National Enquirer . . . [has] issued a gossip story surrounding Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 and his wife Avril Lavigne. For the record we strongly deny the inference of marital problems between Avril and Deryck. We also strongly deny the National Enquirer claims of any other liaisons. Deryck has in fact been traveling through Asia performing with Avril as evidenced by the numerous YouTube videos."

"I'm actually very surprised that so many media outlets picked this story up," he continued in his statement, according to MTV.com. "Since when did the National Enquirer become a trust worthy news source?"

Lavigne and Whibley were married in July 2006, at a private ceremony in Montecito, California.