Brad Pitt speaks out after AI scam saw woman hand over £700k and divorce her husband

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Brad Pitt has spoken out after AI images were used to con a woman out of £700,000 and lead her to divorce her husband.The star released a statement after the scammer posing as him scammed the 53-year-old interior designer out of her life savings believing he was in love with her.The star of films such as Oceans Eleven and Bullet Train said: "It's awful that scammers take advantage of fans' strong connection with celebrities,” before sharing his warning to others who may find themselves in another precarious situation with a purported celeb.Earlier this week, it was reported that the woman, identified only as Anne, was conned out of £700,000 by a catfish posing as the 61-year-old Oscar-winning actor.The alleged con artist made her believe that they were dating and proceeded to ask her for help paying for medical care, sharing AI generated photos of Pitt from a hospital bed.For a year and a half, she was convinced that she was conversing daily with the American actor.After the story and the fake images of the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor quickly went viral.Pitt released a statement through his rep: "It's awful that scammers take advantage of fans' strong connection with celebrities, but this is an important reminder to not respond to unsolicited online outreach, especially from actors who have no social media presence," Pitt's rep shared in a statement.Anne reportedly told French television station TF1, that it all went down after she was contacted by someone claiming to be Pitt's mother, Jane Etta, who told her, "It's a woman like you that my son needs."While Anne was sceptical at first, she kept in contact with the person before she was messaged by someone posing as Pitt. "At first I said to myself that it was