OK, I’m not really the kind of person who believes in conspiracy theories. When I was a freshman in college, a friend once printed me off a 20 page Word document filled all the ones she believed were true and I only got through the first few pages before she took it away from me because I couldn’t stop laughing.
But guess what? I’m not laughing anymore, because now there’s a new conspiracy theory that Avril Lavigne was replaced by a clone and oh my god I think it’s true.
Lately, we haven’t heard much from Lavigne, the punk pop princess that basically paved the way for my own weird goth phase, and I never wondered why until this very moment. And now, suddenly, I need to know.
ok so there's a conspiracy theory that avril lavigne died and there's a look alike pretending to be her and i may or may not be buying it
— lesh ◡̈ (@ayelex) May 15, 2017
According to the theory, Lavigne, who hated the spotlight, hired a lookalike named Melissa Vandella to deal with the paparazzi for her. But in 2003, at the height of her career, some people believe that Lavigne committed suicide, leaving behind Vandella to bask in Lavigne’s fame and essentially continue her brand.
She was apparently replaced by a double known as Melissa Vandella, a look alike hired by Avril to walk around LA and pose for the paparazzi
— Avril Melissa (@avrilismelissa) May 15, 2017
since Avril was uncomfortable with the idea of fame. Now the theory goes on to say that the record company felt there was too much at stake
— Avril Melissa (@avrilismelissa) May 15, 2017
for them to miss out on a grand opportunity. So they release Avril’s second album and give the look alike time to formulate her best impress
— Avril Melissa (@avrilismelissa) May 15, 2017
ion of Avril. Skip to 2007, Avril releases the best damn thing while also having a new look and style.
— Avril Melissa (@avrilismelissa) May 15, 2017
Why are people (see: me) so convinced that Avril has been replaced by an imposter? Well, let’s just look at the facts.
https://twitter.com/angeldelemuerte/status/863618172422942720
You definitely can’t deny that she started to look and act different after a certain point in time. You could argue that we all change through the years (try telling that to my still-existent inner teen goth), but there’s still one difference between Old Avril and New Imposter Avril that I can’t get over:
Okay so I was looking at these and the corners of their eyes are shaped differently and now I'm geeking pic.twitter.com/ag2G37NsSt
— Ash (@ashlynntattoos) May 14, 2017
What happened to her eyes?!
And those aren’t the only things that changed.
https://twitter.com/ViviiGrace/status/863645832230424576
https://twitter.com/angeldelemuerte/status/863613212473819136
https://twitter.com/privatelaprip/status/863640783886397440
There are literally no other possible explanations for this.
https://twitter.com/EAZ0629/status/863973233858494464
*shows mom conspiracy theory about Avril Lavigne*
Mom: "Looks like she just learned how to do her makeup better"— Anna Faith (@TheAnnaFaith) May 15, 2017
OK, there are literally very few other possible explanations for this.
What else has been going on in the world that we didn’t know about? Think of the possibilities!
New conspiracy theory: Kylie Jenner died in 2013 and was replaced with a clone who looks nothing like her pic.twitter.com/regKzqaTKO
— Luc (@ellkay_) May 14, 2017
Timbaland was not a rapper but a guy working for Timberland : a conspiracy theory thread pic.twitter.com/7W1LcDMW9E
— Le Soldat de l'Hiver ⭐ (@Sillybluesky) May 14, 2017
But as enticing as these possible conspiracy theories are, nothing is quite as convincing as the idea that Avril Lavigne no longer exists, just Melissa Vandella pretending to be Avril Lavigne.
Me : y'all actually believe conspiracy theories?
*reads avril lavigne thread*
Me: pic.twitter.com/kt4D2DattT— m (@httpmga) May 14, 2017
Do y'all think Avril Lavigne sang Complicated because of her relationship with her clone Melissa?
— rachel leishman (@RachelLeishman) May 15, 2017
Hopefully in the future the newly-appointed FBI director will take a good, long look into this case. We need answers. 
