Moving On: Chad Kroeger Spotted For The First Time Following Avril Lavigne Split Shock
Sept. 4 2015, Updated 7:07 a.m. ET
Chad Kroeger was seen packing up a car Wednesday after he and Avril Lavigne announced they were separating earlier in the day.
EXCLUSIVE: *PREMIUM RATES APPLY**STRICTLY NO WEB UNTIL 1030PM PST SEP 3RD 2015**Chad Kroeger loads guitars and personal items into the back of a car hours after he and Avril Lavigne announced they were separating.†
Kroeger wore a white T-shirt with a graphic on it and blue jeans, looking glum as he moved his possessions out of his home.
EXCLUSIVE: *PREMIUM RATES APPLY**STRICTLY NO WEB UNTIL 1030PM PST SEP 3RD 2015**Chad Kroeger loads guitars and personal items into the back of a car hours after he and Avril Lavigne announced they were separating.†
The Nickelback frontman and an unidentified woman were seen packing away a pair of guitars, among other items, into the dark blue sedan.
EXCLUSIVE: *PREMIUM RATES APPLY**STRICTLY NO WEB UNTIL 1030PM PST SEP 3RD 2015**Chad Kroeger loads guitars and personal items into the back of a car hours after he and Avril Lavigne announced they were separating.†
The breakup between the Canadian musicians could not have been completely unexpected, as sources were telling RadarOnline.com last year that troubles were brewing on the horizon.
EXCLUSIVE: *PREMIUM RATES APPLY**STRICTLY NO WEB UNTIL 1030PM PST SEP 3RD 2015**Chad Kroeger loads guitars and personal items into the back of a car hours after he and Avril Lavigne announced they were separating.†
Insiders told RadarOnline.com at the time that Lavigne had "trust issues" with Kroeger, who "allegedly cheated on his ex-girlfriend with Avril and left her."
EXCLUSIVE: *PREMIUM RATES APPLY**STRICTLY NO WEB UNTIL 1030PM PST SEP 3RD 2015**Chad Kroeger loads guitars and personal items into the back of a car hours after he and Avril Lavigne announced they were separating.†
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The 30-year-old said she had a "heavy heart" parting ways with the 40-year-old, but said the two would remain "the best of friends."
EXCLUSIVE: *PREMIUM RATES APPLY**STRICTLY NO WEB UNTIL 1030PM PST SEP 3RD 2015**Chad Kroeger loads guitars and personal items into the back of a car hours after he and Avril Lavigne announced they were separating.†
Professional issues also sprouted up between Kroeger and Lavigne, sources said, after he produced her self-titled studio album that fizzled on the charts compared to her previous work, sources told RadarOnline.com.
EXCLUSIVE: *PREMIUM RATES APPLY**STRICTLY NO WEB UNTIL 1030PM PST SEP 3RD 2015**Chad Kroeger loads guitars and personal items into the back of a car hours after he and Avril Lavigne announced they were separating.†
The "Sk8r Boi" singer blamed Kroeger for the lackluster sales "because he produced most of it."
EXCLUSIVE: *PREMIUM RATES APPLY**STRICTLY NO WEB UNTIL 1030PM PST SEP 3RD 2015**Chad Kroeger loads guitars and personal items into the back of a car hours after he and Avril Lavigne announced they were separating.†
Tension between Lavigne and the "Into the Night" singer grew to such a fever pitch, it was "not something that they could hide anymore," sources told RadarOnline.com.
EXCLUSIVE: Avril Levine and her fiance Chad Kroeger head out
Lavigne also downplayed the "Hero" hunk's help in her Lyme disease battle in recent interviews, another indication something was amiss between the pair.
Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger separate after 2 years of Marriage
Kroeger and Lavigne, in total, were together for just over two years, having tied the knot July 1, 2013 in France. Before that, she was married to Sum 41 guitarist Deryck Whibley, who himself recently got remarried.