These celebrity conspiracy theories are truly insane. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most famous celebrities who have been supposedly replaced by look-alikes.
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00:00 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most famous celebrities
00:09 who have been supposedly replaced by lookalikes.
00:17 Number 10.
00:18 Kanye West
00:19 Numerous conspiracy theories dominated 2023, and the Kanye West replacement theory was
00:27 a big one.
00:28 Now, this theory has been getting traction for several years, and seemingly began around
00:32 2016 when West openly supported Donald Trump for president, but it has really picked up
00:36 steam since he began dating Bianca Sensori.
00:44 In the winter of 2023, TikTok was ablaze with Kanye replacement theories, with many users
00:49 arguing that he looked a lot different.
00:51 They claimed that he was now much taller, that his facial features were radically different,
00:54 and that he was even missing various tattoos.
00:57 West himself has flamed this theory, once rapping, "Watch how they clone me.
01:01 We're watching, yay."
01:06 Number 9.
01:07 Miley Cyrus
01:08 It seems like every artist goes through a rebellious or dark era, including Disney icon
01:16 Miley Cyrus.
01:17 Beginning around 2013, Cyrus went a little wild by cutting her hair, dressing provocatively,
01:22 adopting a new musical style, and grinding against Robin Thicke on national television.
01:37 While some praised the new artistic direction, it also gained a huge amount of controversy
01:41 and negative publicity.
01:42 Enter Disney, who supposedly had the famous singer killed because she was damaging their
01:46 reputation.
01:47 As the theory goes, Disney killed Cyrus, dumped her body in the desert, and replaced her with
01:52 a more family-friendly clone.
01:54 This clone has presented a cleaner image and went on to make the mega-successful Flowers.
02:07 Number 8.
02:08 Gucci Mane
02:09 In May 2014, famous rapper Gucci Mane pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted
02:20 felon, and was sent to prison for two years.
02:23 And when he came out, he was an entirely different person.
02:26 Fans immediately took note of his dramatically altered physique, but that was hardly the
02:29 only difference.
02:37 He had a new diet, a new sense of fashion, a new accent, a whole new personality.
02:41 Naturally, people thought that he had been replaced in prison by a government clone.
02:45 The rapper playfully encouraged the theory, claiming on Snapchat that he could neither
02:49 confirm nor deny the allegations, and appearing alongside clones of himself in the music video
02:53 for "First Day Out the Feds."
02:58 Number 7.
02:59 Melania Trump
03:00 There's no denying that becoming First Lady of the United States would be a major, life-altering
03:13 course of action.
03:14 But this theory goes further, claiming that Melania Trump wasn't just uncomfortable in
03:18 her new public role, she was an entirely different person.
03:28 The popular conspiracy theory argues that Melania Trump was replaced by a body double,
03:32 as she was unwilling to perform the public duties of First Lady.
03:35 This theory became widespread in May 2018, when Trump disappeared from the public eye
03:39 for weeks while recovering from surgery.
03:41 It was also unintentionally bolstered by Donald Trump himself, who accidentally referred to
03:45 Melania as "Melanie" in a tweet.
03:47 Melania Trump, the perfect name for a body double.
03:57 Number 6.
03:58 Jamie Foxx
03:59 In April 2023, Jamie Foxx suffered some type of horrible medical emergency that left him
04:12 out of the public eye for months.
04:14 The emergency was announced by Foxx's daughter, Corinne, who refused to go into detail about
04:18 what exactly had happened.
04:19 It wasn't until July that Foxx appeared in public and posted an update video to Instagram.
04:31 Some people took note of Foxx's gaunt and pale appearance, believing not that he was
04:35 sick but that he had died and been replaced by a clone.
04:38 The theory was humorously acknowledged by Foxx the following December, as he assured
04:42 fans at a Critics' Choice Association event that he is not a clone.
04:54 Number 5.
04:55 Beyonce
04:58 This legendary artist has undergone many transformations throughout the years, both physically and
05:03 artistically.
05:04 But what if we told you that this was not the real Beyonce?
05:07 According to this theory, we haven't seen the real Beyonce since the days of Destiny's
05:10 Child.
05:11 As the outlandish story goes, record executives knew that they had a generational talent on
05:15 their hands, so they took some of Beyonce's stem cells as an insurance policy.
05:19 The real Beyonce died in 2000, and the executives used her stem cells to make a clone and keep
05:24 the gravy train rolling.
05:25 Yep, Beyonce's entire solo career has been nothing but a farce, the result of manipulative
05:30 businessmen and futuristic cloning technology.
05:39 Number 4.
05:40 Eminem
05:45 Many fans and critics believe that the Slim Shady LP, the Marshall Mathers LP, and The
05:49 Eminem Show constitute one of the all-time greatest hip-hop trilogies.
05:53 This was undoubtedly Eminem at the peak of his cultural influence and creative power,
05:57 with most agreeing that his post-2002 output just hasn't measured up.
06:06 Such are the conspiracy theorists, who posit that this is the result of cloning.
06:10 According to the theory, the real Eminem died in 2006 and was replaced by a clone.
06:14 They cite numerous pieces of evidence, including a change in his vocal delivery and his switch
06:18 to dark hair.
06:19 Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?
06:26 Number 3.
06:27 Britney Spears
06:32 Former Britney Spears has been the subject of numerous replacement theories in recent
06:36 years.
06:37 A major one occurred back in 2016, when hackers infiltrated the Twitter account of Sony Music
06:41 Entertainment and wrote "Rip @BritneySpears #RipBritney1981-2016."
06:47 Naturally, some people believe that this wasn't a hack and that Spears did indeed die on Christmas
06:52 Day 2016.
06:54 In recent years, fans have obsessively studied her social media presence, believing that
06:58 her Instagram videos are generated, or at least bolstered by AI.
07:02 Videos have been going viral on TikTok of people claiming that Britney Spears has been
07:07 replaced by an AI or clone.
07:09 Some sleuths have apparently noticed missing tattoos on Spears' body, and one TikTok user
07:14 enhanced her blurry wedding photos with AI software, revealing a woman who looked nothing
07:18 like Spears.
07:19 Glitches, unreliable AI, or a grand conspiracy?
07:22 You be the judge.
07:23 And there is this one in particular where Britney moves her hands in front of it, it
07:27 looks like a filter comes off, and people are claiming that it's Jamie Lynn Spears.
07:32 2.
07:33 Paul McCartney
07:34 But if you believe the "Paul is dead" theory, then the real Paul McCartney died
07:39 in 1966 when he crashed his car.
07:43 The Beatles were the biggest band in the world in 1966, and there was no way that the record
07:47 companies were going to let death get in the way.
07:50 Enter the infamous "Paul is dead" theory, which posits that Paul McCartney was replaced
07:54 by a lookalike at the height of Beatlemania.
07:56 You see, McCartney had died in a car accident, and to both keep the Beatles going and spare
08:00 the public grief, he was quietly replaced by a lookalike.
08:08 This theory reached a fever pitch in 1969, with many people finding alleged clues in
08:12 the Beatles' songs and artwork confirming the theory that McCartney was dead.
08:17 McCartney himself has called the theory "bloody stupid."
08:20 So there you go.
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08:43 1.
08:45 Avril Lavigne
08:46 Released in June 2002, Avril Lavigne's "Let Go" was enormously popular, spawning hit singles
09:01 and selling over 16 million copies.
09:04 According to one popular theory, it was the last album that Lavigne ever released.
09:08 The real Avril Lavigne, that is.
09:15 The story goes that Lavigne grew depressed in the early 2000s and took her own life.
09:19 She was then replaced by a lookalike named Melissa Vandella, who was specifically taught
09:23 how to sing and act like the late singer to capitalize on her success.
09:26 Aside from her change in fashion, proponents of the theory also point to Lavigne's altered
09:30 physical appearance, including the absence of specific moles and blemishes.
09:34 We're on to you, Melissa.
09:41 Do you buy into these theories?
09:43 Let us know in the comments below.
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