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 .

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.

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.

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 (the real one) has issued a statement following news that a French woman was scammed out of $850,000 by someone pretending to be the actor.

Brad Pitt's rep addressed a French woman's story of being conned into an online relationship with a scammer posing as the Oscar winner, who allegedly swindled her out of $850,000.

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.

A spokesperson for Brad Pitt has responded to viral reports that a 53-year-old French woman was scammed out of $850,000 by online fraudsters who impersonated the Oscar-winner. “It’s awful that scammers take advantage of the strong bond between fans and celebrities,

Washington: Brad Pitt's team has issued a response regarding a viral case in which a French woman was scammed out of $850,000 by a fraudster using AI. The woman, named Anne, is a fan of Pitt, according to The Hollywood Reporter.