Overview
- The 64-year-old accepted a lifetime-achievement César d’honneur at the 51st César Awards in Paris on February 26.
- Photos and a red-carpet video showed him in a black tuxedo with long black hair, prompting claims he looked unrecognizable and comments about apparent eye-color change.
- Carrey delivered his acceptance remarks in French and joked about his language skills after the speech.
- Online memes and theories posited surgery, body doubles or clones, though many users attributed differences to aging, styling, angles or lighting.
- Multiple outlets and attendees reported no doubts it was Carrey at the ceremony, and he has not publicly addressed the viral rumors.