A woman facing a criminal charge after a topless protest at the Juno Awards said she isn鈥檛 upset about Avril Lavigne swearing at her and demanding she get off stage.

Casey Hatherly, who goes by the name Ever, hopped on the Junos stage on Monday night while the Canadian pop-punk star was introducing a performance.

鈥淚 really was hoping that Avril would be punk rock and anti-establishment, maybe hand me the mic and let me say my thing,鈥� said Hatherly in a phone interview on Wednesday. 鈥淚鈥檓 totally not upset about anything that went down.

鈥淛ust tell Avril I鈥檓 not mad.鈥�

Hatherly also made a court appearance Wednesday in Edmonton on a charge of mischief.

The 37-year-old from Vancouver said it was easy for her to get onto the stage before security escorted her away.

鈥淚 just walked up there,鈥� Hatherly told media outside court. 鈥淚t was so easy.鈥�

She said she spent the night in custody and officers played Lavigne鈥檚 2002 hit 鈥淪k8er Boi鈥� while driving her to a remand centre.

鈥淓verybody there was very excited to meet me and wanted to talk to me.鈥�

Messages written on the protester鈥檚 upper body read 鈥渓and back鈥� and 鈥渟ave the Greenbelt,鈥� referring to Ontario鈥檚 decision last year to open a protected area of land for housing.

鈥淯nfortunately, only two of the messages really came through in the media so far,鈥� said Hatherly, adding that other words written on her body referred to the Trans Mountain Pipeline and old growth logging.

鈥淲e chose to do this event and I chose to go topless because we want the headlines,鈥� said Hatherly, who has been working with a group called On to Ottawa.

The interaction has made global international headlines, including on the BBC and in Rolling Stone and Variety.

The environmental activist said she has protested topless before at a FIFA soccer game in Vancouver and while scaling the Victoria Visitor Centre to protest the cutting of old growth trees in British Columbia.

鈥淲e are on to Ottawa to demand a citizens assembly to address the desperate need for climate action,鈥� Hatherly said.

At a press conference after the awards show Monday, Lavigne said the interaction was 鈥渄efinitely one of the highlights鈥� of her Junos experiences.

Lavigne took home the people鈥檚 choice award, making it her fourth win in the category.

Representatives for the Junos declined to comment on the protest and wouldn鈥檛 say if they are reviewing security protocols.

鈥淏ecause of the incident, more people are talking about the Junos than they have in previous years,鈥� said Hatherly. 鈥淎s they say, there鈥檚 no bad publicity, right?鈥�

鈥擜ngela Amato, The Canadian Press