A French woman has alleged she was scammed out of $850,000 by an AI-generated impersonation of Brad Pitt’s mother, Jane. Anne, a 53-year-old interior designer, claims the scammer convinced her that her son needed kidney treatment and she sent money to help. The scheme used personalized AI-generated photos and messages on social media and messaging apps.
Anne joined Instagram in February 2023 to share pictures of a skiing trip but soon found herself targeted by the impersonator. She left her husband as the scam carried on, and later realized it was an online bait-and-switch when she read news headlines about Pitt’s girlfriend, Ines de Ramon.
Following a TV interview where Anne shared her story, she has faced cyberbullying. The French TV channel TF1 had initially aired the interview but later pulled it from its programming due to viral backlash.
Source: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/ai-brad-pitt-scam-french-woman-loses-850000-1235235673