Editorial staff with AFP
01/17/2025 at 4:32 p.m.Updated on 01/17/2025 at 4:53 p.m.
In spite of herself, she has become a subject of mockery and discussion. An investigation was opened on the island of Reunion to try to identify the perpetrators of the scam which made it possible to extract 830,000 euros from a 53-year-old woman by posing as the actor Brad Pitt.
An investigation was opened on the island of Reunion to try to identify the perpetrators of a scam which made it possible to extract 830,000 euros from a French woman convinced of financially helping the American actor Brad Pitt, the AFP Friday from a police source.
At this stage, no suspect has been identified and the police officers from the financial brigade, responsible for the investigation, are seeking to locate the accounts which received the transfers from this woman who filed a complaint in Reunion, French department of the ocean Indian.
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-A wave of harassment on social networks
If the report was removed from all platforms by TF1, after a “wave of harassment against a witness” and in particular numerous questionable jokes on the networks – the said Anne has suffered from severe depression since this affair – , many personalities showed their support, including singer Vianney, Harry Roselmack and even the entourage of the American star.
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“It’s awful that scammers are taking advantage of fans’ strong connection with celebrities,” Brad Pitt’s teams reacted, “but it’s an important reminder not to respond to unsolicited online messages, particularly from share of actors who do not have a presence on social networks. »
