Jim Carrey was spotted leaving his Paris hotel wearing sunglasses, days after his appearance at the 51st Cesar Awards sparked unusual online speculation.Carrey attended the prestigious French film ceremony to receive an honorary Cesar award. At the award, France’s highest cinema honours, the actor delivered an emotional speech in French where he called himself “fortunate” to be able to share his art with people around the globe.“As an actor, each character you play is like clay in the sculptor’s hands, which you shape to your heart’s desire. How fortunate I have been to share this art with so many people who have truly opened their hearts to me,” he said.
Jim Carrey’s appearance sparks debate
However, shortly after images from the event surfaced online, social media users began dissecting his new look with his older photos and videos, with some claiming his facial features appeared rather different. The chatter around the pics only grew when netizens pointed out what they believed to be a noticeable difference in his eye colour. While Carrey is known to have brown eyes, photographs from the awards ceremony appeared to show a lighter colour, prompting all kinds of theories.
While some speculated he could have been wearing contact lenses, other more extreme claims suggested that the man accepting the honorary award was not Carrey at all, but a “lookalike” or even a so-called “clone.”
Jim Carrey steps out in sunglasses
In the wake of the viral speculation, Carrey was photographed stepping out in Paris wearing sunglasses, while greeting fans and signing autographs. In a viral video, a man even asks him if he is the ‘real Jim Carrey’. Carrey, known for iconic roles in films like ‘The Mask’, ‘Liar Liar’ and ‘Dumb and Dumber’, has largely maintained a lower public profile. He famously played the villain in the box office blockbuster ‘Sonic’ film franchise.
