How That Jim Carrey Clone Conspiracy Theory Spiraled Out of Control
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How some viral footage, a decades-old talk show clip and false claim by a drag artist resulted in the weekend's weirdest rumor.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Suddenly, Jim Carrey became the new Avril Lavigne . The actor’s appearance at the César Awards in Paris last week spawned a surge of conspiracy theories that the Dumb and Dumber actor had been replaced by a clone. The reason for the theories seemed to be the 64-year-old actor’s face looking possibly a bit inflamed in some of the footage online. “Sorry but there’s a zero percent chance this is actually Jim Carrey,” declared one account with 47,000 followers on X. “I’m not saying it’s a clone or some dumb illuminati shit, but for some reason he’s clearly using a body double to stand in for him.” Related Stories Music Harry Styles Bringing One Night Only Concert to Netflix News Does That 'SNL' Sketch Expose a U.S.-U.K. Gap on Tourette's Education? While other fringe accounts were very much saying Carrey had been replaced by a clone (Example: “Jim Carrey was cloned and killed by satanists. They can create a clone in 5 months.”) Adding fuel to the fire was a resurfaced, decades-old clip of Carrey on Late Night with David Letterman where the actor said he uses decoys to fool paparazzi. “I’ve done this a few times now and that is to use a decoy,” the actor said at the time, seemingly serious. “Using a decoy — it sounds so ridiculous but it works like a charm … a Jim Carrey double. I send him off in one direction, he sucks all the press in that direction, and I just have my day.” Of course, using a decoy to get the press off your back is one thing. Sending somebody else in your place to accept an honorary award at the French equivalent of the Oscars with your family in attendance would be quite another. Others speculated the actor had simply had recent plastic surgery of some kind. Or that he had deliberately altered his looks as some kind of perfo...
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