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," Pitt said in a reported statement.

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.