Johnny Depp is working to combat ‘illegal schemes’ amid AI ‘illusions’

Actor Johnny Depp is committed to protecting its subscribers from online scammers in the new year.

Wishing everyone a happy start to 2025, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor took time to remind his followers that he will never interact with fans on social media or ask them for money or other personal information.

On Monday, January 6, the “Edward Scissorhands” actor spoke at the Instagram to share an important message with your fans. After wishing fans a Happy New Year, he revealed that scammers have been trying to target his fans by impersonating him and his team members.

“Unfortunately, I have become aware that online scammers are stepping up their efforts to target my fans and supporters,” he wrote. “As part of their tactic, they create several fraudulent social media and email accounts impersonating me and members of my team.”

In addition to the fake accounts, the “Sweeney Todd” actor also warned his followers not to fall for deep fakes that can be created with the help of artificial intelligence. “Today, artificial intelligence can create an illusion of my face and voice. Fraudsters can look and sound like the real me,” he warned. “But neither I nor my team will ask you for money or your personal information.”

“We are actively working to combat these illegal schemes,” he added, reminding his followers of some safety tips they can follow when interacting with him online.

The Hollywood actor emphasized that he only has one account on Instagram: @johnnydepp and any other accounts impersonating him are just impersonators. He has the same handle on Facebook and TikTok.

Unfortunately, it’s not on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. He also informed followers that he does not use Snapchat or Discord.

Depp ended his post with a few more warnings for fans and urged them to be safe online. He explained that he has decided not to interact directly with fans on any social media platforms and will not communicate with anyone via email or through chat-based platforms such as Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal or Zangi.

“I do not offer paid meetings, phone calls, club memberships or fan cards. If you are ever asked for money for a meeting, call, membership or fan card, it is a scam,” he wrote.

“Again, I, my team, my agent, and my family will never reach out to you on my behalf asking for money or your personal information,” he added, concluding his post with this important message.

Last year, Depp released a new film he directed, Modi: Three Days on a Wing of Madness. Although he missed the Rome Film Festival press conference due to a flight delay, he still spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the film at the end of October.

It was Depp’s second time in the director’s chair. In 1997, he made the film “Brave”, which, according to the actor, “didn’t do so well.” He added: “I remember very well the fall of the critics Braveand all this made me realize. what do you do? You learn from it.”

He also spoke frankly about the consequences of Amber Heard a trial that turned his life into a media circus from which he is still trying to recover.

“Honestly, I can sit here right this second and think about all the hits and how everyone was against me and yeah yeah yeah he’s out of the loop… endless things. I remember everything. Went through it all. Some of them were not the best times, some of them were fun. Some of them were crazy, he told the publication.

“The thing is, it’s just like that wasand it’s just that simple there is. So it happened for me. I learned, man. Everything we feel, whether it’s giving you a snow cone or walking the dog, you learn something along the way,” he continued. “So I have no grudge against anyone. I don’t have this big store of hate because hate needs care. Why carry this baggage?”