Popular Celebrity Conspiracy Theories Right Now

By Hayley Brener, Features Editor

Avril’s Impersonator
After Avril Lavigne supposedly committed suicide in 2003, rumors spread that she was replaced by a look alike named Melissa Vandella. This was allegedly done so Lavigne’s record label could could keep profting. A change in appearance allowed theorists to begin speculating, but when Buzzfeed picked up the blog post, more and more people began to believe it.

 

Louis’ Fake Baby
In Jan. 2016, Louis Tomlinson and Briana Jungwirth had a baby named Freddie, which came as a shock to fans. Conspiracy theorists believed the baby was a doll and that all of the pictures are either PhotoShopped or are of a doll.

 

Taylor-Katy Feud
It is no secret that Katy Perry and Taylor Swift have drama. Some believe their ongoing fights are a hoax to try and get publicity. An article on Buzzfeed provides an explanation that it was staged to try to get people to stop focusing on Swift’s love life. It seems far-fetched, but some believe it.

 

Britney’s Clone

According to the theory, after Spears’s release of the 1999 album “…Baby One More Time,” Spears and her then boyfriend Justin Timberlake got into a car accident and Britney was decapitated. To keep her fame, Spears’s industry supposedly hired a set of clones to replace her.