Ioan Gruffudd recently became the victim of a “distressing” fan encounter. Apparently, a fraudster impersonating the Fantastic Four star was sending “explicit” AI-generated content online as him.
In his latest Instagram post, Gruffudd said he met a woman at a fan convention who believed they had been in an “extramarital relationship” for over a year. The woman even showed him “hundreds” of AI-generated images and videos that someone impersonating him had sent to her. He described the situation as “incredibly distressing and disturbing,” calling the content “explicit.”
Gruffudd has 2 children with his ex-wife, Alice Evans, and one with his current wife, Bianca Wallace. The 53-year-old and Wallace tied the knot back in 2025.
How did the impostor use AI images & Telegram to deceive a fan?
Apparently, the impostor targeted the fan through a Facebook page for the crime series Elsbeth, in which Ioan Gruffudd played a charming Scottish musician named Angus.
“She was targeted from an Elsbeth Facebook page by this person who sent her a cell number and asked her to communicate via Telegram,” Gruffudd added in the post. “They began sending AI images and videos to ‘prove’ that it was me.”
He raised awareness about it, penning, “If you believe you are speaking to me via message, Telegram, any social media pages that aren’t this page (@ioangruffudd), or any other means, this is not me. I will never give out my cell number to anyone that I don’t personally know.”
Gruffudd also warned his followers against engaging with or sending money to anyone impersonating him, adding, “I urge you to ignore and block all contact from anyone that claims to be me.” He encouraged his fans to report such fraudsters and also posted a cell number belonging to one of the scammers.
Gruffudd captioned the post, “Important ?.”
Originally reported on ComingSoon.
