Johnny Depp works to combat “illicit schemes” amid the “delusions” of artificial intelligence

actor Johnny Depp He’s looking to protect his followers from online scammers in the new year.

While wishing everyone a happy start to 2025, the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor took a moment 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 took over. Instagram To share an important message with his fans. After wishing fans a Happy New Year, he revealed that scammers were trying to target his fans by impersonating him and his team members.

“Unfortunately, I have learned that online scammers are stepping up their efforts to target my fans and supporters,” he wrote. “As part of their tactics, they are creating multiple social media accounts and deceptive email accounts impersonating me and my team members.”

In addition to the fake accounts, the “Sweeney Todd” actor also warned his followers not to fall for deepfakes that may be created through artificial intelligence. “Today, artificial intelligence can create the illusion of my face and voice. Fraudsters may look completely real,” 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 dealing with him online.

The Hollywood actor confirmed that he only has one account on Instagram: @johnnydepp, and any other accounts that impersonate him are just impersonator accounts. He has the same ID on Facebook and TikTok.

Unfortunately, he’s not on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. He also made followers realize that he is not on Snapchat or Discord.

Depp concluded his post with some additional warnings for fans and encouraged them to stay safe online. He explained that he has chosen not to interact directly with fans on any social media platforms and will not communicate with anyone via email or 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 asked for any money for a meeting, call, membership, or fan card, it is a scam,” he wrote.

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

Last year, Depp released a new film he directed entitled: “Moody: Three Days on the Wing of Madness.” Even though he missed the Rome Film Festival press conference due to a flight delay, he still spoke Hollywood Reporter The film was released in late October.

This was Depp’s second time as director. In 1997, he directed the film “The Brave”, which the actor admitted “did not go well.” He added: “I remember well the critics’ decline BraveAnd all you did was make me understand. What do you do? You learn from that.”

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

“Honestly, I can sit here at this moment and think about all the hits, and how everyone was against me, and yeah yeah yeah he went off the map… endless stuff. I can remember it all. I went through it all. It wasn’t Some of it was the best time, some of it was funny, he told the outlet: “Some of it was crazy.”

“It’s just that it’s just that simple He wasAnd it’s simply just that He is. So it happened for me. I’ve learned, man. “Everything we experience, whether you give a snow cone or walk your dog, you learn something somewhere along the way,” he continued. “So I don’t have any hard feelings toward anyone. I don’t have that big reserve of hate, because hate demands attention. Why carry that baggage?”