Avril Lavigne addressed “stupid” rumors that she died in the early 2000s.
During an appearance on Wednesday's episode of the podcast “Call Her Daddy” with Alex Cooper, the Canadian pop-punk singer shot down rumors that he passed away in 2003 and was replaced by a shadowy named Melissa Vandella.
“It's just funny to me,” Avril, 39, said of the conspiracy theory. “On the one hand, everyone's like, 'Oh my god, you look exactly the same. You haven't aged a day.'” But on the other hand, there's a conspiracy theory that I'm not me. It seems that. ”
Hitmaker Sk8er Boi further joked that the rumors “could be much worse”.
“It's not that bad, to be honest. It could be worse, right?” she said with a laugh. “I feel like we got a good result. I don't think it's negative or anything, I don't think it's creepy.”
Avril then clarified, “Obviously, I'm me. That's so ridiculous.”
Rumors about the singer being replaced by Kagemusha began in the early 2000s and have been circulating online ever since.
My Happy Ending singer also addressed this theory in a 2022 interview with Galore magazine, calling it “the weirdest rumor.”
“Don't people always say that I literally look the same as always?” Avril said at the time. “It's funny because everyone says I look the same, but it doesn't make any sense. Besides, how coincidental is it? When people bring it up, and it's been brought up to me for years But is it a conspiracy theory that I'm not me or a clone? …I don't know, just a weird rumor.”