Jim Carrey's rep and César Awards exec address bizarre impersonator conspiracy theory

It might not seem necessary to state thatJim Carreyattended the César Awards after the actor was seen and photographed… attending the César Awards.

But a representative for theAce Venturastar and an executive for the French film awards are both shutting down bizarre rumors suggesting that Carrey's recent appearance at the event to accept an honorary award was faked.

"Jim Carrey attended the César Awards, where he accepted his Honorary César Award," his rep Marleah Leslie confirmed Monday in a statement toEntertainment Weekly.

Carrey, 64, gave a heartfelt speech while accepting his lifetime achievement award at the star-studded Paris event on Thursday. Over the weekend, however, conspiracy theories began to swirl online speculating that it wasn't Carrey who attended the event, but rather an impersonator.

Drag artist Alexis Stone added further fuel to the fire by suggesting that he was the one who impersonated Carrey, sharing snapshots ofEternal Sunshinestar at the ceremony as well a collection of prosthetics and makeupon Instagramon Sunday. Stone has previously impersonated celebs likeLana Del Rey,Donatella Versace, andAdele.

But Gregory Caulier, the general delegate of the César Awards, has also debunked the rumors about Carrey's attendance.

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"Jim Carrey's visit has been planned since this summer,"Caulier toldVariety. "From the outset, he was extremely touched by the Academy's invitation. Eight months of ongoing, constructive discussions. He worked on his speech in French for months, asking me about the exact pronunciation of certain words."

Caulier explained that Carrey was joined at the event by his partner, daughter, grandson, and 12 of his closest friends and family members. "His longtime publicist accompanied him," he continued. "His old friend Michel Gondry, who has made a film and two series with him, was there, and they were delighted to see each other again."

Caulier concluded, "For me, it's a non-issue. I just remember his generosity, his kindness, his benevolence, his elegance."

Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with ourEW Dispatch newsletter.Carrey was announced as the event's Honorary César Award winner last October. During his speech Thursday, Carrey revealed that his family roots trace back to France, where his "great, great, great, great, great, great-grandfather, Marc-François Carré" was born in Saint Malo "about 300 years ago," before eventually emigrating to Canada.

Carrey also gave a shout-out to his father, Percy Joseph Carrey, calling him "the funniest man I have ever known" and crediting him with teaching him "the value of love, generosity and laughter."

Prior to the César Awards, Carrey was most recently seen at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in November. He last appeared on screen in 2024'sSonic the Hedgehog 3, playing the mad scientists Gerald Robotnik and Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik.

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Commanders to release four-time Pro Bowl CB Marshon Lattimore

TheWashington Commandersare moving on from one of their former marquee acquisitions.

The team has informed cornerbackMarshon Lattimoreit will release him before the start of the new league year on March 11, ESPN'sAdam Schefter reportedMonday.

Lattimore had been set to have an $18.5 million cap hit for 2026. Instead, Washington wiped that figure out entirely by moving on from him prior to the final year of his contract.

TheCommandersacquired Lattimore at the 2024 trade deadline, sending third-, fourth- and sixth-round picks to theNew Orleans Saintsin exchange for the four-time Pro Bowl selection. The move to secure him marked the first of several bold veteran additions to boost a team that two seasons ago made a surprising run to the NFC championship game.

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His time in Washington, however, fell well short of the team's expectations. In 2024, he played in just two games for the team after the trade due to a hamstring injury. Prior to suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in November, Lattimore struggled for much of last fall, allowing a 93.3 passer rating when targeted in coverage, according to Next Gen Stats. That marked the second-worst figure of his career.

Lattimore in January wasarrested in Ohioand charged with a felony count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle and carrying concealed weapons.

Commanders general manager Adam Peters said atthe NFL scouting combinelast week that the team was still going through the process of evaluating things with Lattimore.

"We haven't made a final decision there," Peters said of Lattimore "There's a lot of things that go into that, and we still have a few more conversations. Until then, he's still on our team."

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NFL team made ‘get arrested’ joke to Fernando Mendoza in hopes he’d slide in 2026 draft

Most NFL teams discourage prospects from ending up in jail, but Fernando Mendoza revealed that one team was telling him to try and end up behind bars.

The end goal?

Allowing him to drop a bit in the draft, presumably so that the team could take Mendoza.

The Indiana quarterback is projected to go No. 1 overall after helping to lead the Hoosiers to a national championship this past season, and plenty of NFL teams would do just about anything for the chance to draft Mendoza.

Speaking with CBS Sports on Friday, Mendoza said one team jokingly suggested he get himself arrested to fall down the draft board.

"It was, 'hey, maybe you should get arrested,' and I was a little confused, but then I was like, the slide … so you could slide in the draft," Mendoza responded when asked what the strangest question he'd gotten at the NFL combine was.

Mendoza added later: "So, hopefully I don't get arrested."

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The future NFL star didn't reveal what team it was that made the comment, though he did indicate it was not said during a formal interview.

Mendoza received quite the reception while at the combine in Indianapolis.

The Heisman Trophy winner was given a loud cheer from the fans inside Lucas Oil Stadium last Sunday when he showed up in the building.

Mendoza did not participate in any drills at the combine, but he joined the other quarterbacks on the field during the position group's on-field testing.

Mendoza threw for 3,535 yards and 41 touchdowns this past season, while also throwing just six interceptions.

He was part of the first Indiana football team to win a national championship in the program's history.

The draft will take place from April 23-25 in Pittsburgh, with the Raiders, Jets and Cardinals slated to make the first three picks.

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Another three-peat for Michael Jordan as Tyler Reddick makes NASCAR history for NBA legend

AUSTIN, Texas — Tyler Reddick's latest win drove him straight into the NASCAR record books.

Reddick held off hard-charging Shane van Gisbergen over the final 20 laps at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday to become the first Cup Series driver to win the first three races of the season.

Driving a Toyota co-owned by Michael Jordan, Reddick won the season-opening Daytona 500 and a week later at Atlanta, then won from the pole in the first road course race of the year.

Jordan, the basketball Hall of Famer and six-time NBA champion, was with Reddick's 23XI pit crew exchanging high fives as Reddick crossed the finish line.

"It's one race, but it was so important," Reddick said. "It's so fitting to get three in a row and make history."

History made for a team and ownership group that has been making a lot of it. They took on NASCAR with a federal antitrust lawsuit. The settlement in December and was considered a major legal victory that secured a permanent franchise-style model and ensured the team would remain in business for the long-term.

They've been unbeatable on the race track ever since.

"I'm proud of the team we put together," Jordan said. He credited co-owner Denny Hamlin, who also is a driver for Joe Gibbs Racing, with being the "mastermind" behind it's racing success.

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"I just put up the money," Jordan said. "Denny's done an incredible job building this team."

Jordan also said he'll be at the next race in Phoenix to see if Reddick can extend the winning streak that has built a commanding 70-point lead in the drivers' championship.

Van Gisbergen, who won five of six road course races in 2025, lost his bid for a record-tying sixth consecutive road win. The only road course race the Trackhouse driver didn't win last season was in Austin.

"Tyler was just amazing," van Gisbergen said. "You're always disappointed with second when the expectations are so high."

Reddick was just too good all weekend in pursuit of history. His 11th career victory was also his second at COTA, a track built for Formula 1, and the first time he's had multiple victories at a track. He won at COTA in 2023.

It was far from easy, even if Reddick looked like he was in complete control. Van Gisbergen was on his bumper for several laps in the final stage, but never found the pace to pass before falling farther and farther behind over the final six laps.

"I was just trying to minimize mistakes, Shane is so good," Reddick said.

Jordan, so clutch in his playing days, noted Reddick was cool in the driver's seat while under immense pressure.

"You see SVG coming back, you get a little nervous, but I think he had him covered the whole day," Jordan said.

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Sydney Sweeney Is Now Scooter Braun’s ‘Wife’ but There’s a Catch — Source

Scooter Braunreportedly desires to marrySydney Sweeney. The businessman has allegedly been telling the "Euphoria" star quite frequently that she will be his "wife." Things between the Hollywood actor, who has recently launched her new lingerie brand, Syrn, and the former record executive have reportedly become "super-serious." The alleged "committed couple" has been living together full-time now.

Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun are 'living together,' per source

Sydney Sweeney and her alleged boyfriend, Scooter Braun, are reportedly "serious" about each other and have begun "living together" full-time. As reported byStarmagazine, a source told them that the alleged "committed couple" will reportedly get married and have babies in the future. The person also mentioned that the businessman has already started calling the "Anyone but You" actor his "wife."

Per the news outlet, the insider told them that Braun tells Sweeney "all the time, and in front of people, that she's going to be his wife and have his baby." The person continued, "When he first started saying it, she'd laugh it off." The insider then explained, "But not anymore." After that, the source claimed that the Hollywood star now "gets giddy." They added, "It's obvious she's fallen hard for him, too."

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The source further said to the news outlet that "No one expected it to last long," while referring to Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun's alleged romantic relationship. The insider then explained that Sweeney "was telling everyone that she wasn't going to date anyone seriously." They added, "For at least a year after her break-up." The Hollywood star was reportedly previously in a relationship with Jonathan Davino.

The insider also claimed, "Scooter got her to change her mind." They continued, "He's a very convincing guy." The source added, "He knows he has a prize. It's a little more confounding as to why Sydney is so taken with him. But she definitely is."

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Luka and LeBron lead Lakers past Kings 128-104 to complete back-to-back weekend wins

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic had 28 points and nine assists, LeBron James added 24 points and theLos Angeles Lakersfinished a back-to-back set with a 128-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.

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Austin Reaves scored 12 points for the Lakers, who also wonat Golden State on Saturdayto end a three-game skid. After a week of unimpressive play following the All-Star break, Los Angeles snapped back into form on the weekend, beating its two Northern California rivals by a combined 52 points.

Doncic made four 3-pointers as the NBA's leading scorer played only the first three quarters, while James, Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard hit three 3s apiece. The Lakers made 17 of their first 33 3-point attempts while the starters were still playing, flirting with the franchise record for 3-point shooting percentage before finishing 18 of 39.

The 41-year-old James had a pair of rim-shaking dunks that he celebrated with zeal during a comfortable win for the Lakers, who never trailed again after Sacramento scored the game's opening basket.

Nique Clifford scored 26 points for the Kings in their fourth consecutive loss at the Lakers' downtown arena. Russell Westbrook had 14 points against his former team in his hometown.

NBA-worst Sacramento has lost 18 of 20.

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Deandre Ayton had 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting for the Lakers, who opened a 22-point lead in the first half.

Doncic, Reaves and Ayton all got the fourth quarter off to rest up with four games looming over the next seven days. Los Angeles is still early in a five-week stretch with no consecutive days off.

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Lakers: Host New Orleans on Tuesday.

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Rust and Kindel help the Penguins beat the Golden Knights 5-0

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Rust, Ben Kindel and Justin Brazeau each had a goal and an assist, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-0 on Sunday.

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Rickard Rakell and Egor Chinakhov also scored as Pittsburgh improved to 10-1-3 in its last 14 games. Erik Karlsson had two assists, and Arturs Silovs made 22 saves in his first shutout since opening night on Oct. 7 at the New York Rangers.

Vegas goaltender Adin Hill stopped 17 shots. The Golden Knights dropped to 4-7-2 in their last 13 games.

Vegas captainMark Stoneleft late in the first period with an undisclosed injury. Penguins defenseman Kris Letang gave Stone aseemingly harmless shoveto the left arm with his stick in the neutral zone, though it may have caught him in the gap between his elbow and shoulder pads. Stone grimaced in pain, went down to one knee and skated off.

Kindel, a first-round pick in the 2025 draft who turns 19 on April 19, scored his 15th goal with 5:04 left in the first.

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The Penguins grabbed control with three more goals in the second. Rust and Rakell each scored on the power play.

Brazeau made it 5-0 with 5:01 left in the third. It was Brazeau's 16th on the season, extending his career high.

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Both teams play again on Tuesday night. The Golden Knights visit Buffalo, and the Penguins are at Boston.

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