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

A representative for Brad Pitt has reacted to the viral story of a French woman who was catfished and conned out of her life savings by someone pretending to be the famous actor. An interior designer,

As TMZ reported earlier this week, per French network TF1's show Sept à huit, the 53-year-old woman, identified as Anne, was duped out of $853,000 after believing she was talking to Pitt, with the impersonator claiming he was hospitalized.