Jim Carrey, allow us to induct you into a club women have been joining against their will for decades: The Face Speculation Society™. In a development almost too on the nose for the star of The Mask, Carrey’s appearance has become the latest internet fixation. It all started when the actor — who’s largely stayed out of the public eye — received an honorary award at the Césars (the French equivalent of the Oscars) and delivered his entire acceptance speech in French. Impressive, non? Well, it would’ve been, if people weren’t so preoccupied with Carrey’s “unrecognizable” face. Naturally, the plastic surgery speculation was swift, with at least one doctor — who, we should note, hasn’t treated Carrey — providing a highly speculative price tag that had us saying (Bruce) almighty. But then the internet interneted too close to the sun: Some suggested it might’ve been an impersonator (this resurfaced Late Show with David Letterman clip didn’t help), while other…creative theorists decided it must be a clone (we wish we were kidding).

Adding fuel to the Carrey-is-a-liar-(liar) rumors? An Instagram post from special-effects makeup artist Alexis Stone, in which he may — or may not — have taken credit for doubling as Carrey at the event. Even Megan Fox didn’t know what to believe, commenting, “i can’t handle any more stress right now i need to know if this is real.” Well, Megan, it seems Carrey’s team heard you loud and clear — and the response was essentially a very polite way of saying, “come on.” And Gregory Caulier, the general delegate of the Césars, hit back even harder, confirming Carrey’s attendance and practically writing him a love letter in the process. Not only did he praise Carrey’s dedication to the speech (he apparently practiced for “months”), but he also called him generous, elegant, and a whole lot of other words we hope people use about us. All of which is to say: Alrighty, then.