They cloned Tyrone… but have they also cloned Jim Carrey? That’s the latest conspiracy theory bouncing around the Internet.
It all started on February 26th, when Carrey attended the the César Awards in Paris, where he received this year’s honorary award and gave an emotional speech, delivered entirely in French. He did so with a thick accent, but he pulled it off. He explained that, a few hundred years ago, his many-greats-grandfather Marc-François Carré was born in France and emigrated to Canada, where Carrey was born in 1962. He thanked his daughter Jane, grandson Jackson, and girlfriend Mina, all of whom attended the event with him. And he thanked “the funniest man I have ever known: my father. Percy Joseph Carrey, who taught me the value of love, generosity, and laughter.”
It was heartwarming. The problem was, Carrey didn’t look quite how some people online expected him to – and within the next 24 hours, discussion of his looks had gone viral, with people claiming whoever that person was at the ceremony didn’t look, sound, or behave like Jim Carrey. They even thought his eyes looked different than they should. Drag artist Alexis Stone took the clone conspiracy theory even further on Instagram, suggesting he had impersonated Carrey at the event and sharing images of prosthetics and a wig that resembled Carrey’s February 26 appearance.
Gregory Caulier, the general delegate of the César Awards talked to Variety in an attempt to stop the rumors. Caulier called the clone theory a “non-issue,” but Carrey’s appearance at the event was a historic moment. “Jim Carrey’s visit has been planned since this summer. From the outset, he was extremely touched by the Academy’s invitation. Eight months of ongoing, constructive discussions. He worked on his speech in French for months, asking me about the exact pronunciation of certain words. He came with his partner, his daughter, his grandson and 12 close friends and family members. His longtime publicist accompanied him. His old friend Michel Gondry, who has made a film and two series with him, was there, and they were delighted to see each other again. For me, it’s a non-issue. I just remember his generosity, his kindness, his benevolence, his elegance.“
Video of Carrey’s acceptance speech can be seen below. Check it out and see what you think. Has Jim Carrey been cloned or replaced by an impersonator? Or is the Internet just continuing to Internet?
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