According to E! News, Avril Lavigne is currently dating a man named Phillip Sarofim. Sarofim is the son of “Texas billionaire” Fayez Sarofim. Fayex owns the energy infrastructure company Kinder Morgan. According to Forbes, Fayez was the 372nd richest person in the United States in 2015. A source told E! That Lavigne and Sarafim met through friends at a dinner party and hit it off. Lavigne was previously dating music producer J.