Vicky Pattison 'releases own sex tape on social media' for documentary

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Reality star Vicky Pattison has shocked social media by bravely making a fake sex video with AI in order to investigate deepfake porn.In the video, which the 37-year-old produced and directed, Vicky's face was digitally added to the body of an actress.

This bold move was done as part of a Channel 4 documentary which wants to investigate the rapid increase of deepfake porn and the resulting impact it has on women and young girls.

Vicky admitted that she “wrestled with the decision” on whether to make the video in which she "supposedly" appears, as it is something that "may live online forever", reports the Mirror.

Deepfakes are the latest way that women can suffer sexual abuse online, as many have been left traumatised by seeing videos of themselves digitally made to look as though they are part of pornography, despite never participating.Vicky, who married clothing brand manager Ercan Ramadan last summer, said she made the video to "fully immerse herself in this world, and properly understand the depth of shock and violation victims of image-based abuse feel."I am hugely passionate about women’s issues, and have found myself increasingly disturbed by how prevalent the problem of deepfake porn is becoming."She added: "This is just the latest trend in the abuse of women and having met some of the inspirational women who have put their lives back together after being victims of sexually explicit deepfake abuse, I feel more strongly than ever that we need to stand with them and continue to put pressure on the greater powers within the government to catch up with the speed at which this technology is advancing."The Geordie Shore star continued: "As part of the documentary, I have made the challenging decision to release my