A representative for , Brad Pitt , has reacted to the popular history of a , French lady who was catfished , and conned out of her existence savings by people pretending to be the prominent professional.
An interior designer,  , identified only as Anne, revealed on a Sunday episode of French TV’s” Seven to Eight” that she believed she was in a long-distance romance with the , Oscar winner , before being swindled out of what was valued at$ 850, 000.
Weeks after the show aired, a spokeswoman for the 61-year-old professional addressed the discussion.
” It ‘s , awful that scammers take advantage , of the strong bond between fans and celebrities”, the rep said in a statement Wednesday. However, this is a crucial reminder not to reply to unsolicited online advertising, particularly from actors without social media profiles.
Anne, 53, said she was second contacted on Instagram in , February 2023 , by anyone claiming to be Pitt’s family and wanting to create Anne to her brother. After that, Anne was duped by fake social media profiles and convincing AI-generated photos and videos to mimic Pitt for more than a year.
She confessed to finally distributing huge amount of money into a bank account after being told, among some rests, that Pitt’s own accounts were locked amid his , contentious marriage war with , Angelina Jolie , and that he needed help to pay for liver cancer treatments. He was hospitalized in many of the AI photos.
The scammer eventually proposed to Anne, which she accepted. She divorced her husband, assuming she would be with Pitt.
It wasn’t until Anne saw photos of the” Fight Club” star with his new girlfriend,  , Inés de Ramón,  , at the 2024 , Venice Film Festival , that she grew suspicious and reported the scammer to police.
” I just got played, I admit it, and that’s why I came forward, because I am not the only one”, Anne said, insisting she was not” crazy or a moron”.
After finding out it was actually a scam, Anne claimed that afterward she experienced severe depression, for which he needed to seek mental health care.
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