Jacob Elordi targeted in deepfake X video said to feature minor’s body

Euphoria” and “Saltburn” actor Jacob Elordi is the latest celebrity to be targeted with nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes.

Euphoria” and “Saltburn” actor Jacob Elordi is the latest celebrity to be targeted with nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes. Posts on X, formerly Twitter, containing the deepfake video of Elordi were viewed more than 3 million times starting late Monday, according to a search by NBC News. 

The deepfakes of Elordi combine his face with a pornographic video taken from a male OnlyFans creator. The body in the deepfake doesn’t match Elordi, who has a distinctive birthmark on his chest. NBC News identified the deepfake in more than 16 posts on X. One of the posts has over 1.7 million views. 

The OnlyFans creator who is featured in the original video has spoken out against the Elordi deepfake on his own X account, saying he was 17 when the video was taken. In posts, he wrote “that’s literally my video” and “deep fake is getting creepy.” He also replied to several of the posts containing the deepfake and asked for them to be deleted. NBC News confirmed that he is currently 19 and lives in Brazil.

Out of the 16 posts viewed by NBC, one had a content label that said “Visibility limited: this Post may violate X’s rules against Abuse.” That post could not be linked to or shared, but it still had 23,000 views. 

In the past year, a number of high-profile women including Taylor Swift, Megan Thee Stallion, and numerous TikTok stars have been depicted in similar content on the platform. X didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/jacob-elordi-deepfake-x-video-body-rcna157787

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