podcaster Bobbi Althoff graphic viral video fake

Bobbi Althoff is the latest victim of X-rated, AI-generated content being shared online. She's not the first to face this.

Bobbi Althoff is the latest victim of X-rated, AI-generated content being shared online. The TikToker-turned-podcast host took to her Instagram Story on Wednesday to clear the air after someone edited her face onto a now-viral video of a woman pleasuring herself in bed. "Hate to disappoint you all, but the reason I'm trending is 100% not me & is definitely AI generated," she wrote atop a screenshot of her name trending on X.

Althoff, 26, doubled down on her denial in a follow-up video, voicing her disgust about the "graphic" video being so widely shared. "Yesterday I went on X and I saw that I was trending and I was like, 'Oh my god, that's a first. I'm trending on Twitter! You guys must really love my podcast,'" she recalled. However, the mother of two was left stunned after she "clicked" her name to see what everyone was talking about. "I was like, 'What the f-k is this?' I felt like it was a mistake or something," she continued. "I thought it was bots or something. I didn't realize that it was actually people believing that that was me."

Althoff, who has been in the news recently amid her split from husband Cory Althoff, said her entire PR team called her to see if the edited clip was "real" due to how convincing it was. "[It's] not me. Sorry to disappoint, but what the f-k?" the "Really Good Podcast" host concluded. "That was so graphic, too. ... I had to cover my eyes."

Althoff is not the first public figure who has had to deal with disturbing deepfakes being posted online. Just last month, explicit, edited images of Taylor Swift started circulating on X, reportedly leading the "furious" pop star, 34, to consider legal action against those involved. At the time, a source told the Daily Mail that Swift was appalled that the social media platform even allowed the vile images -- which depicted her in a variety of provocative poses at Kansas City Chiefs games -- to be posted in the first place. "Whether or not legal action will be taken is being decided, but there is one thing that is clear: These fake, AI-generated images are abusive, offensive, exploitative and done without Taylor's consent and/or knowledge," the insider told the newspaper. "Legislation needs to be passed to prevent this, and laws must be enacted."

Although Swift never publicly spoke out about the images, the backlash even reached the White House, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre calling the issue "alarming." A few legislators even proposed a new bill to combat the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes in wake of the fallout.

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