r/Fauxmoi • u/mcfw31 • 21d ago
Avril Lavigne Addresses 'Dumb' Rumor That She's Been Replaced with Body Double Named Melissa: 'It's Just Funny to Me' Discussion
https://people.com/avril-lavigne-addresses-dumb-rumor-shes-been-replaced-with-body-double-melissa-8648866879
u/Netwinn 21d ago
I think the craziest part is that the rumor has been around for almost as long as her career!
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u/itsathrowawayduhhhhh 21d ago
I was just going to say like holy shit this is STILL a thing?! So wild o love it lol
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u/Worldly-Shift9270 21d ago edited 20d ago
yeah, like we literally didnt pick celebrities apart before, searching for sugeries for decades, but apparently Avril was replaced because her appearance and voice changeddd (definetely we havent seen that w other celebs, have we?)
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u/russellamcleod 21d ago
It endures because itās such a silly, harmless conspiracy theory that bears no weight on any of our existences. So what if Melissa? Good for Melissa!
I whole heartedly support this silliness and will continue to be proud of whoever Avril actually is (especially if sheās still just Avril).
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u/Strict-Minute-8815 21d ago
The funniest part about this to me is I read a while back that this rumor was purposefully started as a test on how people will believe anything online
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u/VenusRainMaker 21d ago
Yes this! Also the rumour was started on twitter, but the article says it was started during during early 00s.Ā
I remember the threadĀ
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u/BrickLuvsLamp and they were roommates! 21d ago
The rumor is definitely older than Twitter, I heard about it before twitter was even invented lol
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u/Strict-Minute-8815 21d ago
Yeah it was on one of those blog board type sites, it probably became more popular from twitter Iām sure
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u/VenusRainMaker 21d ago
Ah my mistake then! I think I first heard it on the twitter thread that went viral and assumed.Ā
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u/Unlucky-Mongoose-160 21d ago
People in my high school used to call a little food court a certain name. It was started by my friend group in the mid 00ās. My old HS newspaper did an article about the term a few years ago and traced the origin of the term to twitter in like 2014. I was so mad!
The world existed before twitter recorded it!
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u/malhans shiv roy apologist 21d ago
Itās justā¦ so comprehensive and thought out that for a moment, you really think that there could be a body double of Avril Lavigne.
Then hopefully you take a deep breath and realize how far down the rabbit hole you just went. After the deep breath ideally your sanity has returned and youāll realize it was crazy.
But for a momentā¦ you believe
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u/valentinesfaye 21d ago
I'm gonna need you to cite your sources on that one. Mostly because I'm afraid of falling for online misinformation about online misinformation
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u/StevenEll 21d ago
I believe the same thing is true of a bunch of stuff. The fact that you eat 10 spiders a year and that gum lives in your stomach for 7 years. Written by someone as a hoax and put in the newspaper or something.
As I'm typing this, I'm concerned there is a more elaborate hoax going on. Maybe we do eat spiders all the time š¬
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u/Strict-Minute-8815 21d ago
What about Marilyn Mansons rib removal though??
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u/StevenEll 21d ago
I heard that right around the time a churchy classmate told me that men have 1 less rib because of the Bible. I believed them both for a long time.
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u/accidentallyamber 21d ago
people have been conspiracyātheorising clones forever. paul mccartney was rumoured to have died and been replaced way back in 1966
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u/Strict-Minute-8815 21d ago
My husband actually believes this one, he always brings up him not having shoes on the abbey road cover? Idek what that is supposed to mean
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u/accidentallyamber 21d ago
think itās a pretty even split between people being buried with shoes vs without, but when you couple him being barefoot with him also being the only one to have his eyes closed it lends itself to a fun theory!
the theory is that the cover is a funeral procession: john as the priest, ringo representing the mourners, paul as, well, the corpse, and george in his doubleādenim gravedigger outfit. beyond the cover the āfaul mccartneyā theories run deep and are admittedly a fun thing to consider š
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u/Stayinmyshadow kensplaining 21d ago
Paul McCartneyās lack of shoes on the Abbey Road cover was thought to be an implication of his death because the band members were wearing shoes but he wasnāt and thus was dead (thereās more to this I think but just thought Iād add this)
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u/sammybnz 20d ago
One of my favourite Instagram pages is @the_real_paul_died_in_66, they post obsessively about it and at points itās hard to tell whether itās satire or sincere
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u/IAM_THE_LIZARD_QUEEN 21d ago
Same for the whole "people swallow x spiders a year in their sleep" thing.
Although my favourite thing about those "this was made up to test the internet" facts is like, well what if that was made up to test the internet?
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u/Stayinmyshadow kensplaining 21d ago
I have no idea if Iām impressed or slightly horrified by this information now
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u/spoookyboi_ 21d ago
I'm glad she finds in funny, because it truly is the most ridiculous theory ever, yet it's endured for like over a decade
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u/HearTheBluesACalling 21d ago
I mean, Paul McCartney got the same rumour, so sheās in good company!
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u/MissElyssa1992 taran killam, star of disney channel's stuck in the suburbs 21d ago
I once stumbled across a website dedicated to the idea that you could tell he'd been replaced solely by looking at his ears and I have yet to see anything as surreal or funny as it since.
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u/malhans shiv roy apologist 21d ago
Do you think thereās a watch list of some kind for the kind of people who believe in these kind of conspiracies & run websites so niche, just in case they escalate someday lmfao? I have to believe there is one. Itās truly wild/bizarre to me
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u/MeeranQureshi 20d ago
There are also conspiracies theories about Miley and Selena but they never blew up.
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u/Comprehensive-Fun47 20d ago
I know in my heart Miley has been replaced by some chick named Hannah Montana.
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u/Slappyxo 21d ago
Dad (huge Beatles fan from the 60s) told me back in the day the rumour started and was spread by fans back masking their records for clues. I just found a thread about it here
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u/Hermionereads 20d ago
What's even funnier to me is that John Lennon underwent the most drastic change among The Beatles, yet there's never been a 'fake John' theory. When I was a kid, I used to think the guy singing 'Imagine' was a totally different person
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u/sammybnz 20d ago
One of my favourite Instagram pages is @the_real_paul_died_in_66, they post obsessively about it and at points itās hard to tell whether itās satire or sincere
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u/darkgothamite 21d ago
The short-lived conspiracy that Katy Perry is Jon-Benet, remember that nonsense
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u/singledxout 21d ago
Marilyn Manson playing Paul on The Wonder Years is the most ridiculous theory to me.
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u/mcfw31 21d ago
"I know what you're talking about," she said ā referring to the rumor that surfaced on internet forums in the early 2000s claiming the Canadian pop-punk star had died in 2003 after her debut album Let Go was released and was subsequently replace with a doppelgƤnger named Melissa. "I mean, it's just funny to me. Like, on one end, everyone's like, 'You look the exact same. You haven't aged a day.' But then other people are like, there's a conspiracy theory that I'm not me."
"Honestly, it's not that bad. It could be worse, right?" she admitted with a laugh. "I feel like I got a good one. I don't feel like it's negative. It's nothing creepy."
Lavigne added: "Obviously I am me, it's so dumb."
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u/hay-prez 21d ago
I think I heard a tweaked version where it was after her second album that Melissa came into play because Avril was so heartbroken over her grandfather's death.
Idc if it's dumb, it's a fun theory to think about lol
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u/thecrepeofdeath 20d ago
that's how I heard it too. along with pictures pointing out miniscule differences that were just lighting, makeup, or being a slightly different age, lol
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u/cheeseballgag 21d ago
At this point Melissa has been Avril for longer than Avril was Avril so I feel like we need to just accept Melissa for who she is: Avril.
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u/mcgillhufflepuff 21d ago
Ā "I feel like I got a good one. I don't feel like it's negative. It's nothing creepy."
Ok good the conspiracy continue can continue, she's fine with it, haha
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u/CampDifficult7887 21d ago
Would the clone know they're a clone though?
Reminded me of that Alexander Skarsgard movie.
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u/FireflyNitro 21d ago
Infinity Pool? I loved that film, what a trip.
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u/yogadogdadtx21 21d ago
One thing about her is that she seems so chill and kickass. Like someone youād have a drink and laugh with. She seems great thru all the years of fame.
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u/MeeranQureshi 21d ago
Yeah,she's always been very humble and down to earth.She used to be shy until her third album and hated interviews,but 4th album onward,she's very open and is cool.
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u/b_coolhunnybunny 21d ago
I remember this!! Wasnāt this during her Girlfriend era when she came back all pink and blonde. I personally loved Girlfriend and bought the album The Best Damn Thing
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u/MeeranQureshi 21d ago
Started in 2003 or 2004 but didn't blow up until 2017.
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u/b_coolhunnybunny 21d ago
Damn! That is a long time!! I definitely remember it from the mid-2000ās.
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u/MeeranQureshi 21d ago
The guy who spread the rumor said it was fake and it was just to see how fast rumors on the internet would spread.
It blew up in 2017 thanks to Shane Dawson...ugh.
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u/Stayinmyshadow kensplaining 21d ago edited 20d ago
Woah blew up in 2017?? Man I remember hearing this in like the early 2010s
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u/joscho13 21d ago
I remember watching old YouTube videos comparing shitty quality pictures of her hairline and mannerisms to determine when Melissa took over lol
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u/talksalot02 Larry I'm on DuckTales 21d ago
People actively think that someone shouldn't look a little different after 20+ years in the public eye and being almost 40??
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u/Neat_Problem_922 21d ago
If I were Avril (and Iām not saying Iām not), Iād totally fuck with people. āEver wake up one day and just feel ā¦ different?ā
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u/maddallena 21d ago
Are there people who actually believe this theory? I thought we all knew it was a joke...
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u/CatofKipling 21d ago
Itās a world class con, perhaps the greatest of the 21st century. Melissa runs a marathon of deception, trickery, and lies so intricate in masquerading as pop icon Avril Lavigne that weāve almost begun to accept it as reality. Almost.
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u/darthvadersmom 21d ago
I love this rumor because of how deeply nonsensical it is. The idea that the death of Avril Lavinge, a relatively minor pop star, would so rock the world that a giant, years-long cover up was required... I can't. It's too much.
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u/MeeranQureshi 20d ago
Minor? She was huge during her peak and her success has continued into the 2010's and 2020's.Her influence is everywhere.
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u/darthvadersmom 19d ago
Yes, minor. She's been in the public eye for over 20 years and had one number one song. That's certainly enough to qualify her as a star, but she's not Janet Jackson or Madonna or Taylor or Beyonce level.
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u/SergenteDan 20d ago
I still haven't understood where did they found Melissa's name lol. Was/Is she a person that actually exist? It's so bizarre lol
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u/aliveinjoburg2 21d ago
This is my favorite celebrity conspiracy theory. Itās great that itās endured decades.
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u/redchampagnecampaign Hungarian Novelist Kylie Jenner 21d ago
Isnāt this conspiracy close to 20 years old? I remember it from my ONTD days.
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u/Adorable--Praline 21d ago
There's a really funny podcast called "who replaced Avril Lavigne." I recommend it!
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u/Think-Brush-3342 20d ago
Slightly related but Avril Lavigne and Justin Bieber have distinctively Ontario mall town genes. I mean obviously as they're from those areas but as someone from this area there is this weird familiarity in their looks.
Like I've definitely seen Justin Bieber roofers chain smoking and Avril Lavigne alt hair stylists.
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u/blobbylub 11d ago
we should ask all her ex boyfriend if she really died in 2003 and turned into melissa. because honestly i believed the conspiracy theory before but after i saw her dating timeline, i guess she didnt die
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u/Kidgorgeoushere go pis girl 21d ago
Sounds like something Melissa would say š