Brad Pitt has urged fans to be vigilant about catfishing after a scammer allegedly stole thousands of dollars pretending to be him.
The 'Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood' actor has responded after a 53-year-old woman who identified herself as Anne has claimed she was tricked into believing she was in a romantic relationship with the Hollywood star, and ended up giving most of her life savings to the poser.
In a statement to E! News, Brad's spokesperson said: ""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."
Brad, 61, does not have any verified accounts on major social media sites, including the likes of TikTok, Instagram and X, formerly Twitter.
Speaking to French news show 'Sept a huit', she explained: "I'm not used to social media. And I didn't really understand what was happening to me."
She claimed that the person pretending to be Brad got in touch as they starting exchanging messages, and he even send her love poems.
'Anne' recalled: "There are so few men who write you this kind of thing.
"I liked the man I was talking to. He knew how to talk to women, it was always very well done."
She said the imposter told her he'd been locked out of his bank accounts due to his and Angelina Jolie's divorce.
The fake Brad allegedly said he needed money for cancer treatments, even sending seemingly AI-generated hospital photos.
Anna noticed she had been tricked after seeing photos of the real Brad in public with Ines de Ramon, but by that point she had given him around $850,000.
She added: "I ask myself why they chose me to do such harm like this? I've never harmed anyone. These people deserve hell."
