Mockery of woman conned out of $855K by AI-generated Brad Pitt leads TV channel to pull interview

A French woman who thought she was in a romantic relationship with Brad Pitt handed over $855,000 to scammers who used an AI version of the actor to dupe her.

It's a con even more elaborate than "Oceans 11."

A French woman who thought she was in a romantic relationship with Hollywood star Brad Pitt handed over 830,000 euros ($855,000) to scammers as part of an elaborate, yearlong con that involved an AI-generated version of the "Moneyball" actor.

To add insult to injury, when she discussed her misfortune on the French television channel TF1, the 53-year-old interior designer known only as "Anne" was hit with a wave of mockery and trolling so bad that the station had to pull her interview with its "Seven to Eight" show.

“The story broadcast this Sunday has resulted in a wave of harassment against the witness,” TF1 presenter Harry Roselmack posted on his X account Tuesday. “For the protection of victims, we have decided to withdraw it from our platforms.”

Anne said she began talking to the fake version of the "Fight Club" actor sometime in February 2023, after an account posing as Pitt's mother, Jane Etta Pitt, sent her a message on Instagram while she was on a skiing holiday in the French Alps.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ai-brad-pitt-woman-romance-scam-france-tf1-rcna187745

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