Deryck Whibley assaulted in Japan

Sum 41 rocker Deryck Whibley has been hospitalised after being attacked in a bar in Japan.

The musician - the ex-husband of Avril Lavigne - was beaten up by three people as he drank with his bandmates.

After being taken to hospital, Deryck underwent an MRI scan and was diagnosed with a slipped disc in his back.

In a statement on the group's website, the band said: "It is unfortunate to say, but Deryck Whibley is still in the hospital.

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