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Avril Lavigne addresses conspiracy theory that she was replaced with body double named Melissa over 20 years ago

Avril Lavigne is putting to rest the bizarre fan theory claiming she was replaced by a body double named Melissa. Rumors suggested that the punk princess, 39, passed away in 2003.

Rumors have circulated for years suggesting that the punk princess, 39, passed away in 2003, shortly after the release of her debut album, Let Go, and was subsequently replaced by a doppelgänger named Melissa. Avril Lavigne is putting to rest the bizarre fan theory claiming she was replaced by a body double named Melissa; seen on Wednesday's Call Me Daddy podcast For the uninitiated, rumors have circulated for years suggesting that the punk princess, 39, passed away in 2003, shortly after the release of her debut album, Let Go, and was subsequently replaced by a doppelgänger named Melissa

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