A representative for Brad Pitt is speaking out in response to recent reports that a French woman was scammed out of over $800,000 by people who posed as the actor online. "It’s awful that scammers take advantage of fans’ strong connection with celebrities,

Brad Pitt is warning fans against scammers after an impersonator convinced a French woman into believing they were the actor. As TMZ reported earlier this week, per French network TF1's show Sept à huit,

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.