The scammers apparently convinced the woman that “Brad” needed money for cancer treatment by sending her numerous AI-generated images depicting the movie star in the hospital.

The daughter of a 53-year-old French woman who fell victim to an elaborate social media scam involving an imposter posing as Hollywood star Brad Pitt has broken her silence. Speaking on the program La Grande Semaine on Saturday, Margot addressed the public criticism her mother has faced since the story became public.

News broke earlier this week that a French woman who believed she was dating Oscar-winning star Brad Pitt was swindled out of $850,000 (€830,000) after a scammer allegedly used AI images to impersonate the Wolfs actor.

After reportedly telling the scammer that she had recently divorced her husband, Anne sent almost all of her €775,000 divorce settlement — about $798,000 — after the fake Pitt said he had developed kidney cancer and needed a loan because his bank accounts were locked as a result of his ongoing divorce proceedings with Angelina Jolie .

Scammers told the woman Pitt needed funds to pay for a kidney treatment, but couldn’t access his bank accounts due to his grueling divorce from Angelina Jolie.

The woman said she had believed she was in a romantic relationship with the Hollywood star, leading her to divorce her husband and transfer $850,000.

A woman revealed that she was scammed into paying nearly $1 million to fraudsters, who claimed to be the ‘Fight Club’ movie star.

A woman was conned into thinking she was in a relationship with actor Brad Pitt and scammed out of nearly $1 million.

A French woman who thought she was in a romantic relationship with Brad Pitt was conned out of 830,000 euros ($855,000) by scammers.

A spokesperson for Brad Pitt has responded to viral reports that a 53-year-old French woman was scammed out of $850,000 by online fraudsters who impersonated the Oscar-winner. “It’s awful that scammers take advantage of the strong bond between fans and celebrities,