Main content

Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? 3. Complicated

Can a fake death story literally kill your career? One man who knows is Dave Benson Phillips. In this episode Joanne learns all about celebrity death rumours.

Avril’s career hit something of a bump in the road. At one point she appeared to fall off the radar completely, all while the rumours about her being replaced were swirling.

Can a fake death story literally kill your career? One man who knows is Dave Benson Phillips. He was a children’s TV presenter, on a path to great things. Until… he died. The TV offers dried up. His theatre tour got canceled. The impact on his life was immense. And Dave’s not the only one. Joanne hears about death rumours for Paul McCartney, Miley Cyrus…the list is endless. What can this tell us about the Avril theory?

Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? Joanne McNally Investigates is a 6-part series produced by What’s The Story Sounds – for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sounds and CBC.

Release date:

Available now

32 minutes

Podcast