Anne, a 53-year-old woman who donated $880,000 to treat Brad Pitt, who was allegedly seriously ill, gave a new statement to the French station TF1. The broadcast report explained how a scam extracted this substantial sum from her.

A representative for Brad Pitt has reacted to the viral story of a French woman who was conned out of her life savings by someone pretending to be the famous actor.

A French women was duped out of $855,000 by an AI-generated Brad Pitt. Now, the actor is warning fans not to respond to unsolicited online outreach.

The woman had received AI-modified images that showed Pitt hospitalized to support the lie that he was in dire need of expensive kidney treatment.

"It’s awful that scammers take advantage of the strong bond between fans and celebrities," actor's rep says in statement following viral story