Jenny McCarthy weighs in on ex Jim Carrey's appearance at César Awards after viral clone conspiracy theory
Jenny McCarthy weighs in on ex Jim Carrey's appearance at César Awards after viral clone conspiracy theory
Raechal ShewfeltTue, March 31, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
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Jim Carey and Jenny McCarthy in 2009Credit: George Pimentel/WireImage
Jenny McCarthy does not subscribe to the theory that her ex Jim Carrey has been cloned, which the internet suspected following the rubber-faced comedian's appearance at last month's César Awards.
"It was definitely Jim Carrey," the John Tucker Must Die alum confirmed to PEOPLE.
She was struck by his upbeat manner.
"He looked very happy at that award show," McCarthy said at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 26. "And I was happy for him. That's the first thing I noticed. I said, 'Oh wow, Jim looks really happy.'"
Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy at the iHeartRadio Music AwardsCredit: Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty
McCarthy's husband since 2014, Donnie Wahlberg, commented, "You know, that's the part that, sadly, people miss, We're so obsessed with how he looks that we didn't consider how happy he looked."
In fact, some people were taken aback by the rare appearance, in which they argued that Carrey looked different... too different.
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Carrey himself confirmed to Entertainment Weekly through his rep that, yep, that was indeed the star of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Man on the Moon, and other movies accepting an honorary award, which Julia Roberts won last year, at the Paris ceremony.
Alrighty then? Not at all.
Suspicions were so persistent that Gregory Caulier, the general delegate of the César Awards, came out and said that, yep, that was the Grinch himself.
"Jim Carrey's visit has been planned since this summer. From the outset, he was extremely touched by the Academy's invitation," Caulier told Variety. "Eight months of ongoing, constructive discussions. He worked on his speech in French for months, asking me about the exact pronunciation of certain words."
Jim Carrey attends the Cesar Awards in FebruaryCredit: Stephane Cardinale/Getty
The awards show official added that Carrey "came with his partner, his daughter, his grandson, and 12 close friends and family members. His longtime publicist accompanied him. His old friend Michel Gondry, who has made a film and two series with him, was there, and they were delighted to see each other again."
It was "a non-issue" for Caulier, he said. "I just remember his generosity, his kindness, his benevolence, his elegance."
Carrey's most recent acting appearance was in 2024's Sonic the Hedgehog 3, in which he reprised his role as the evil Dr. Robotnik. He's expected to do it again in the fourth film in the franchise, which is scheduled to arrive in theaters in March 2027.
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