The ‘Jim Carrey is a clone’ theory is absurd. Of course people believe it

‘What was beginning to form around me was a mass psychosis event.’ Photograph: Thomas Padilla/AP

Last week, my ex-wife texted me. She usually does that when my son falls off his skateboard or learns a new expletive to say on the playground. This time was different. “Have you seen Jim Carrey?” she asked, apropos of nothing we had discussed previously. It was as if she was asking me if I’d seen her misplaced keys.

“No, I have not seen Jim Carrey. Have you looked under the couch?” I replied.