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It was the dream finalizing for the owner of an unidentified Nottingham gallery - an exhibition featuring the work of Hollywood actor-turned-artist Pierce Brosnan, who would likewise participate in to fulfill fans.

But the gallery's owner has revealed how her income and reputation were 'destroyed' after the Pierce Brosnan with whom she spent months negotiating the exhibition of a lifetime turned out not to be the Bond star however a 'deepfake'.

Simone Simms has spoken for the first time about how she fell for the sophisticated synthetic intelligence (AI) fraud which resulted in her losing her ₤ 30,000 Long Eaton gallery.

Ms Simms told The Mail on Sunday she was 'villainised' after offering ₤ 20,000 worth of tickets to art lovers with the guarantee of conference 71-year-old Brosnan, just to find she had been duped.

Scammers utilized AI to generate a persuading likeness of Mr Brosnan video-calling her from his ₤ 80million home in Hawaii.

Ms Simms remembered 'how real' he appeared on Zoom and how she 'squealed with enjoyment that he remained in my living-room speaking with me' before taking the bait and sending out the scammers ₤ 3,000 for 'shipping charges' for the art.

Her headache began when she called what she thought to be Mr Brosnan's genuine Facebook page at the start of 2023 and asked if he would display his paintings at her place.

She then states she was gotten in touch with by what she thought was the star and qoocle.com around 200 messages were exchanged between them on the Telegram messaging app, including a variety of voice notes discussing the exhibition.

The AI deepfake of 007 star Pierce Brosnan that deceived art gallery owner Simone Simms

Mrs Simms (imagined, imoodle.win left) came down with a rip-off that led to her losing her ₤ 30,000 art gallery

More than 20,000 tickets were sold with the promise of conference 71-year-old Brosnan, bytes-the-dust.com who scammers had deepfaked to resemble he was calling Mrs Simms from his ₤ 80million home in Hawaii

A Pierce Brosnan painting. Mrs Simms exchanged 200 messages via Telegram with who she believed was the Bond star

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In one audio message, listened to by The Mail on Sunday, a voice with Mr Brosnan's unique Irish accent talks about the upcoming exhibit.

'Simone, higgledy-piggledy.xyz it's Pierce Brosnan here, how's it going? Just wanted to apologise for not being able to set up a meeting,' the voice says.

'I've been overloaded recently. Please let your group know that I really appreciate the invitation to the art exhibit.

'I have high expectations it will be a substantial success.'

In a subsequent video call, Mr Brosnan's image appeared on the screen however the noise was off. Messages from the individual on the other side of the phone claimed there was a technological concern.

Two of Ms Simms's good friends were likewise in the video meeting, one of 2 Ms Simms thought she had had with Brosnan, and were both deceived, insisting she was not an 'moron'.

One of them, artist Neil Adcock, said: 'It appeared like his authentic face. He said his son had set it up for forum.batman.gainedge.org him. He said the sound problem was on our end. It brought on for a while.'

Pierce Brosnan at the Art Miami VIP opening in Miami Florida

After the phony event was booked, Mr Brosnan put out a declaration damning the gallery, insisting he 'would never ever charge for a satisfy and welcome'

The real Pierce's artwork. Mrs Simms promoted ₤ 500 'satisfy and greet' tickets with the deepfake Mr Brosnan

Another painting the genuine Mr Brosnan. Mrs Simms says she wants the actor would acknowledge her as a victim rather than a villain

Others have actually reported being called by a fake Facebook account, claiming to be Mr Brosnan. Pictured: online-learning-initiative.org One of the genuine Mr Brosnan's paintings

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Meanwhile, after Ms Simms reserved and marketed her show, the real Mr Brosnan saw an advertisement for the exhibition including his art online and released a statement damning the gallery, insisting he 'would never charge for a fulfill and welcome'.

His legal representatives sent her an instant cease-and-desist letter in November 2023, 3 days after she promoted the ₤ 500 VIP meet-and-greet tickets.

A 'horrified' Ms Simms realised her mistake and tearfully remembered: 'It was the worst time of my life and it tainted my credibility.

'Pierce hurt me by releasing the declaration. He must have done more research study before he did due to the fact that he would realise I was just a fan connecting but he villainised me which's where it started to fail.

'I want he would acknowledge me as a victim and not as a villain. He requires to inform the public about what really happened and set the tone.

'I don't dislike him, because he is a victim too. People abused his image. If I understood it wasn't him, I would never have set up the exhibition or sold the tickets.'

An image by Piers Brosnan illustrating a green area on the coast

Ms Simms refunded the ₤ 20,000 in tickets but was required to shut her gallery in August 2024 after the occurrence left her track record in tatters. Pictured: A painting by Pierce Brosnan

One of the genuine Pierce Brosnan's paintings illustrating a lady lying down

As quickly as she realised she had been duped, Ms Simms reimbursed the ₤ 20,000 in tickets however was required to shut her gallery in August 2024 after the legend left her credibility in tatters, with many still thinking she had tried to rip-off them.

Others have reported being contacted by a phony Facebook account, claiming to be Mr Brosnan, asking which of his movies is their favourite before requesting cash.

It comes as last month The Mail exposed how a divorced woman was deceived into turning over ₤ 700,000 to a scammer impersonating Brad Pitt and requested money to money his urgent kidney cancer treatment.

Mr Brosnan has been approached for remark.

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