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.

After reportedly telling the scammer that she had recently divorced her husband, Anne sent almost all of her €775,000 divorce settlement — about $798,000 — after the fake Pitt said he had developed kidney cancer and needed a loan because his bank accounts were locked as a result of his ongoing divorce proceedings with Angelina Jolie .

The actor's team is weighing in on the viral story of a woman who was allegedly conned out of nearly $1 million by an AI Brad Pitt.

Scammers told the woman Pitt needed funds to pay for a kidney treatment, but couldn’t access his bank accounts due to his grueling divorce from Angelina Jolie.

A representative for Brad Pitt is speaking out in response to recent reports that a French woman was scammed out of over $800,000 by people who posed as the actor online. "It’s awful that scammers take advantage of fans’ strong connection with celebrities,

The Oscar-winner released a statement after the French woman's story -- and the AI-generated images of Pitt used to scam her -- went viral.

There's getting weak-kneed at the sight of Brad Pitt on the silver screen, and then there's falling hopelessly in love with Brad Pitt, conducting a yearlong online romance, and sending hundreds of thousands of dollars to the down-on-his-luck actor for cancer treatment.

Brad Pitt is not on social media, his team reminded fans, after a French woman said she was conned out of $800,000 by scammers posing as the A-list actor.

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

A French woman who thought she was in a romantic relationship with Brad Pitt was conned out of 830,000 euros ($855,000) by scammers.