Warning: This post contains mentions of suicide, and may be triggering for some readers.
According to the internet, Avril Lavigne died between 2002 and 2004, so roughly since 2003.
But the conspiracy theory doesn’t just stop there. Oh no.
It’s believed that since her ‘death’, the singer has been replaced by her friend and actress, Melissa Vandella.
Apparently Lavigne’s record company initially hired Vandella in 2002 to be her body double after the then-17-year-old grew weary of fame after the release of her hit debut album Let Go in 2002. As the story goes, Vandella then took over Lavigne’s identity and career after the ‘Complicated’ singer allegedly died by suicide in 2003, after the death of her grandfather.
Like we said, it’s a lot.
Here’s everything else we know about the twisted theory.
Speaking to EW in February 2019, it's pretty clear Lavigne is less than impressed with the tall tale.
"More like that it’s just a dumb internet rumour 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'".
Credit to the 'Avril Lavigne is dead' devotees, fake-Avril would discredit the theory, wouldn't she?
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Top Comments
She should do a duet with Paul McCartney, the conspiracy theorist's heads would explode. I don't know how well her last few albums have sold, but let's be honest, sometimes artists make more money after they're dead than they do when they're alive. You think a record company wouldn't be all over that, exploiting her tragic death at such a young age?