Avril Lavigne Addresses Conspiracy Theory She Died And Was Replaced With Body Double

Years after a conspiracy theory came out that Avril Lavigne died and was replaced by a body double, the "Girlfriend" pop-rocker has finally addressed the rumors in a new interview.

For those who don't know, the long-standing conspiracy theory is that the Canadian pop-punk superstar took her own life in the early 2000s after her debut album Let Go was released. Due to her massive success, music industry executives replaced her with a body double named Melissa. Photos compared Avril in her early career and the differences with the supposed Melissa, and even had the name "Melissa" written on her hand in marker.

In a new episode of Call Her Daddy on Wednesday (May 15), Lavigne told host Alex Cooper that she finds it funny. "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,” Lavigne said on the podcast in response.

Laughing off the conspiracy theory, Lavigne adds, "I kind of feel like I got a good one. I don’t think it’s negative or anything creepy. We’re good." Pressing the topic further, the host asked once and for all if the singer’s name is, in fact, Avril Lavigne. "Obviously, I am me. It’s so dumb,” she responded with a laugh before telling Cooper, “I knew you half believed it."

Although Cooper didn’t confirm or deny that she believes the rumor, she did admit that Lavigne looks the same as she always has. Since the episode released, folks on social media shared their two cents on what they thought of Avril's response.

One person wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "I’m glad that Melissa has finally paid a tribute to the original artist. RIP Avril." Another commented, "That whole response and we didn’t hear her say 'no' once …" A third hilariously said, "'Obviously I’m Me…….lissa.'" Including a Futurama gif of Fry squinting his eyes, another person wrote, "Exactly what a body double would say.."

More people weren't satisfied with Avril's response and wrote things like: "sounds like she’s stalling from the actual answer." Added another, "Ou notice how she didn't answer the question." A third said, "Well that's what you WOULD say Melissa! You're not fooling me!" Another user wrote: "Bring us back the og girl." One person added, "That’s what a clone would say." Someone else wrote: "That’s not something Avril Lavigne would say…"

Watch the Call Her Daddy interview with Avril Lavigne below: