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<?php 
add_filter( 'avatar_defaults', 'newgravatar' );  

function newgravatar($avatar_defaults) {
    $myavatar = get_bloginfo('template_directory') . '/img/my-custom-img.jpg';
    $avatar_defaults[$myavatar] = "Default Avatar";
    return $avatar_defaults;
}