Jenny McCarthydoes not subscribe to the theory that her exJim Carreyhas been cloned, which the internet suspected following the rubber-faced comedian's appearance at last month's César Awards.
"It was definitely Jim Carrey," theJohn Tucker Must Diealum confirmed toPEOPLE.
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.'"
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 himselfconfirmed toEntertainment Weeklythrough his rep that, yep, that was indeed the star ofAce Ventura: Pet Detective,Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,Man on the Moon, and other movies accepting an honorary award, whichJulia Robertswon 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 theGrinchhimself.
"Jim Carrey's visit has been planned since this summer. From the outset, he was extremely touched by the Academy's invitation," Caulier toldVariety. "Eight months of ongoing, constructive discussions. He worked on his speech in French for months, asking me about the exact pronunciation of certain words."
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'sSonic 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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