I’m not wearing a mask this time.
Jim Carrey has been forced to silence claims that his “clone” attended the Cesar Awards in his place after critics commented on his “unrecognizable” appearance.
“Jim Carrey attended the Cesar Awards Ceremony and received an honorary Cesar Award,” the “The Mask” actor’s agent Marlea Leslie told Page Six on Monday.
Gregory Collier, executive director of the Cesar Awards, also slammed the impersonation allegations, calling Carey’s rare outing a “historic moment.”
“Jim Carrey’s visit has been planned since this summer. From the beginning he was very moved by the Academy’s invitation,” Collier told Variety.
“For eight months, we had a constructive discussion. He spent months working on his speech in French and quizzing me on the correct pronunciation of certain words,” he added.
Corrier said Carey “came with her partner, daughter, grandson and 12 close friends and family.”
“His long-time publicist was also there. His old friend Michel Gondry, who made a film and two series with him, was also there and happy to be reunited,” he continued. “For me, it doesn’t matter. I just remember his generosity, his kindness, his compassion, his grace.”
Conspiracy theories swirled after director Carrey, 64, attended the Paris awards recognizing the best French films of 2025.
Fans took to social media to note that his eye color looked different than in previous appearances, and claimed that the “Dumb & Dumber” star had gone under the knife or been cloned.
“I can’t believe they haven’t cloned Jim Carrey…” one skeptical user wrote on X.
“I’ve been talking about human cloning for a long time and I’m glad to see it finally getting attention. Jim Carrey was cloned years ago. Something changed behind the scenes so we could see an unfinished and dysfunctional clone,” another added.
“I don’t understand why people don’t think this is Jim Carrey. He just had bad plastic surgery…” a third person claimed.
Adding fuel to the rumors, makeup artist Alexis Stone claimed on Instagram on Sunday that she had filled in for Carey at the awards ceremony.
On the merry-go-round, Stone shared a photo of the comedian at the Cesar Awards and an image of Carey’s face mask. Behind the mask, a brown wig similar to Carrie’s hair styling was placed on a mannequin.
Amid growing suspicions of cloning, a video has resurfaced in which Carrey claims he “doesn’t exist.”
“I don’t exist. I mean, they’re all characters I played, including Jim Carrey,” he said. “Jim Carrey wasn’t that much of an intentional character because I thought he was just making up things that people liked. But it was a character.”
Carey took a break from acting in the late 2010s, telling The Hollywood Reporter in 2018 that she “didn’t want to be in the industry anymore” and wanted to focus on other creative passions.
However, the actor came out of retirement for the 2024 release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 after using up his savings.
