Brad Pitt has reacted to the viral story of a 53-year-old French woman who was swindled out of $850,000 by someone pretending to be the actor. The story broke on Sunday on the TF1 show "Sept à huit," which aired the testimony of Anne,

"It’s awful that scammers take advantage of the strong bond between fans and celebrities," actor's rep says in statement following viral story

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.