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Post by Becky on Jan 11, 2016 20:46:49 GMT
I bet nobody remembers the last time Avril was in London and she was an hour late for her performance because some crazed fan jeopardized her security when she was travelling to the event. Nothing ever came of it and Avril just moved onto her next tour date. If Avril's security were doing their job properly that wouldn't have happened. I hope Avril comes back to the UK in the future with better security because I've never seen her perform live and increasingly I feel I never will. Well first of all I'm English so definitely remember that, thankfully I saw her in Manchester because I'm northern RE bold: Nah that's not true. You could say if the police were doing their job properly then there'd be no crime. You can't prevent everything from happening. And as it's been said, we don't know what happened. As for Matt, well he's protecting his little sister, which must make him feel good. It's also his choice to take that job and stay doing it. I'm also pretty sure he'd be able to get another job (obviously depending on qualifications) pretty easily considering who his sister is.
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Post by niccolo on Jan 12, 2016 2:52:42 GMT
Security's job is to protect from any incoming harm. They're not detectives who try to find out what people might have planned. Avril is still alive- they did their job. And to whomever posted that GaGa video- keep it classy. We're talking about avril here, not bashing other artist. Irrelevent.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 4:03:10 GMT
I didn't know that was Matts girlfriend or wife. I was always confused when everyone would say that's avrils sister and I would think to myself and think that's not michelle, maybe if people would say sister in LAW then I might have understood a bit better
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Post by Cookie Monster on Jan 12, 2016 5:58:55 GMT
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If Matthew Lavigne is Avril's bodyguard, he would definitely hold a close protection license which means he had completed an authority-approved training course, therefore is a qualified CPO (close protection officer).
His job is a bodyguard, and he can always work for other clients.
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Post by eismann on Jan 12, 2016 10:07:27 GMT
I dont think Matt is her official bodyguard. She actually is always surrounded by these classical heavy men, protecting her. I think Matts job is for like a 'Tour-assistent'. He makes sure that everything goes right: the meet&greets, the preparation for the show etc. But first of all his 'job' is to protect his sister and be there for her. I think for Avril this is a wonderful thing and me as a fan,I'm happy,too. Also for him its great, he can visit places that others cant, he doesnt have to care about money and can probably enjoy more vacations and free time than others + he is with his sister that he loves. I dont see a negative aspect in all this at all, especially since Matt never wanted to be a singer or performer himself
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Post by BogoGog24 on Jan 12, 2016 12:11:21 GMT
I think that Matt is listed in credits as the head of her security team so he's probably in charge of the other bodyguards, telling them where to go, if there's any suspicious activity going on, etc.
Also, regarding the London incident, well it's hard to say anything since we have no clue what happened, but it could have been the venue security's fault. If someone really did come in with a weapon or whatever the security that the venue has should have taken care of it. Avril's security is there mainly to protect her when she is outside, doing meet and greets, and is onstage. Or just because she tweeted that it was a scary situation doesn't mean her team didn't immediately stop whatever was happening. For all we know what happened was somebody came up for a M&G and threatened to attack her and her team immediately jumped the guy/girl and escorted them out. As someone else pointed out, Avril is still alive and she didn't even get hurt or injured at all, so clearly her team took care of it.
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Post by eismann on Jan 12, 2016 13:02:24 GMT
I think that Matt is listed in credits as the head of her security team so he's probably in charge of the other bodyguards, telling them where to go, if there's any suspicious activity going on, etc. Also, regarding the London incident, well it's hard to say anything since we have no clue what happened, but it could have been the venue security's fault. If someone really did come in with a weapon or whatever the security that the venue has should have taken care of it. Avril's security is there mainly to protect her when she is outside, doing meet and greets, and is onstage. Or just because she tweeted that it was a scary situation doesn't mean her team didn't immediately stop whatever was happening. For all we know what happened was somebody came up for a M&G and threatened to attack her and her team immediately jumped the guy/girl and escorted them out. As someone else pointed out, Avril is still alive and she didn't even get hurt or injured at all, so clearly her team took care of it. It's the first time I hear that, also the thing about a weapon/gun. Where did you get that from?
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Post by BogoGog24 on Jan 12, 2016 17:55:26 GMT
I didn't get it from anywhere, it was just a guess about what might have happened. But now that I saw the complete thread of tweets that In Wonderland posted in the other thread, I'm thinking she might have had an episode with the paparazzi chasing her, which would make a lot more sense.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 12:33:53 GMT
I dont think Matt is her official bodyguard. She actually is always surrounded by these classical heavy men, protecting her. I think Matts job is for like a 'Tour-assistent'. He makes sure that everything goes right: the meet&greets, the preparation for the show etc.But first of all his 'job' is to protect his sister and be there for her. I think for Avril this is a wonderful thing and me as a fan,I'm happy,too. Also for him its great, he can visit places that others cant, he doesnt have to care about money and can probably enjoy more vacations and free time than others + he is with his sister that he loves. I dont see a negative aspect in all this at all, especially since Matt never wanted to be a singer or performer himself A common misconception about bodyguards is that it's all about physical protection, and that it's only a job for 300lb meatheads (or someone like Liam Neeson in those Taken movies). Matt's responsibility is evidence enough that it doesn't really work that way. As Bogo said, if he's the head of her security team then he's in charge of everything to do with Avril's safety, which might not only concern immediate threats.
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Post by StrongSweet on Jan 13, 2016 14:03:49 GMT
I know this is a little OT but this is how Gaga treats her bodyguards. Lol. She literally had her hand on the door but then realized someone else should open the door for her. this serious is hilarious lol Is that she was afraid of opening doors lol
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Post by katy on Jan 13, 2016 14:27:55 GMT
With all the talk of guns can we remember this happened in the UK - your average person doesn't have much chance of getting hold of a gun here. If someone had burst into a music venue with a gun we'd know about it.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Jan 13, 2016 18:29:28 GMT
Yeah that's true as well, so all the more likely it was probably a paparazzi incident.
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Post by ben545 on Jan 13, 2016 19:55:13 GMT
Yeah that's true as well, so all the more likely it was probably a paparazzi incident. I can't remember where I read it or heard it but there was talk of legal action being taken against the offending party in that incident. Didn't hear anything else after that so presumably all charges were dropped or Avril's legal team dealt with it discreetly.
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Post by Mohican. on Feb 15, 2016 20:38:04 GMT
I wonder if they have real jobs or if Avril just gave them enough $ for life. That's what I would've done haha Who likes to spend all life without any profession? Don't you think living your own life is more fun than living off a relative? I wouldn't want that. I think people need goals to be happy with themselfs and sure enough some spare time is fun, but certainly not too long and if you don't know what to do with yourself.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Feb 16, 2016 12:34:54 GMT
Yeah I'm sure Matt and Michelle don't want Avril's money even if she would have offered it. They're capable of making their own livings and don't need a handout.
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