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Did Brad Pitt Scam This Woman Out of Thousands? Not Quite…
By Movieguide® Contributor
AI scammers pretending to be Brad Pitt robbed $850,000 from a 53-year-old interior designer.
Earlier this month, a French TV network aired a show called SEPT À HUIT, which revealed that the scammers used AI, false documents and images to con Anne, the designer, making her believe she was speaking to Pitt. She thought her money was going to help with his supposed cancer treatment.
“It’s awful that scammers take advantage of fans’ strong connection with celebrities,” a representative for Pitt said, “but this is an important reminder to not respond to unsolicited online outreach, especially from actors who have no social media presence.”
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Anne was contacted in 2023 on Instagram by someone who said they were Jane Etta Pitt, the actor’s 85-year-old mother.
“She told me that her son needed someone like me,” Anne told TF1.
“At first I said to myself that it was fake, that it’s ridiculous,” she added. “But I’m not used to social media and I didn’t really understand what was happening to me.”
“I ask myself why they chose me to do such harm like this?” she added. “I’ve never harmed anyone.”
The scammers used several different methods; one time, someone spoke to Anne pretending to be Pitt’s manager. Another time, someone posed as Shiloh, Pitt’s daughter.
AI expert and founder and CEO of Qualaix, Marva Bailer, told Fox News Digital, “What makes these scams particularly dangerous is their multilayered approach.
“Scammers build trust over time, often pretending to be a family member, a staff member or even someone close to the celebrity who claims they are helping the celebrity by managing their charitable efforts,” Bailer continued. “This indirect approach makes the scam seem more credible, as it’s not the celebrity asking for help directly, it’s someone positioned to be more relatable or ‘realistic.’ It plays on the idea that the celebrity is too proud or private to ask for help themselves, which makes the situation seem more genuine.”
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