Avril Lavigne Blasts Conspiracy Theory She Is a Mere Body Double: 'It's Just Funny to Me'

Avril Lavigne is tired of the conspiracy theories surrounding her, especially the one suggesting she is a clone impersonating the real Avril who has passed away.

Lavigne once again addressed the theories during her interview with Alex Cooper on the Wednesday, May 15, episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast. She talked about the buzz about her getting replaced with a woman named Melissa Vandella after her alleged death in 2003.

Lavigne says the conspiracy theory is "just funny" to her. "On one end, everyone's like, 'Oh, my God, you look the exact same. You haven't aged a day.' But then, other people are like, you know, there's a conspiracy theory that I'm not me," said Lavigne. "Honestly, it's not that bad. It could be worse, right? I feel like I got a good one. I don't think it's, like, negative or anything, like, creepy."

The conspiracy theory started around 2003 shortly after the release of Lavigne's first album, Let Go. The talks resurfaced in 2017 on X, formerly Twitter.

It suggested that the "My Happy Ending" singer showed evidence during a photoshoot for her album Under My Skin in 2004. The name "Melissa" appeared to be written on her hand at the time.

Lavigne has repeatedly denounced these rumors over the years.

In 2014, she made it clear that she was in Brazil when the theories resurfaced, sparked by discussions on a Brazilian fan website.

She spoke to EW in 2019 and called the conspiracy theory a "dumb internet rumor."

"It's just a dumb internet rumor and [I'm] flabbergasted that people bought into it. Isn't that so weird?" she said. "It's so dumb. And I look the exact same. On one hand, everyone is like, 'Oh my god, you look the same,' and on the other hand people are like 'Oh my god, she died'."

Lavigne is not the only victim of such rumors in the music world.

Over the past years, several musicians and celebrities, including Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, have also been linked to the cloning conspiracy theory.

For the "So Long, London" singer's part, theorists suggested in 2011 that Swift was an Illuminati clone of Zeena LaVey, the daughter of the founder of the Church of Satan.

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