--- title: "Creeps Are Using AI to Undress Celebrities in Paparazzi Shots for Clicks" description: "Engagement hackers on X have a new strategy to attract attention: use AI to undress celebrity men and publish it as if it's the real deal." date: "2026-10-31" modified: "2026-10-31" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison.md" url: "https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/creeps-ai-undress-celebrities" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "deepfakes" - "nonconsensual deepfakes" --- # Creeps Are Using AI to Undress Celebrities in Paparazzi Shots for Clicks ![An AI-edited photo of Callum Turner shirtless.]() *UKViewTime via X / Futurism* Engagement hackers on X-formerly-Twitter have a new strategy to attract attention: use AI to undress celebrity men and publish it as if it's the real deal. The strategy, which was [flagged earlier this week]() by writer Sarah Hagi, is pretty simple. Posters take existing paparazzi photos of celebrity men and alter them so that the men are shirtless and, most often, extremely jacked. They then republish the synthetic images as if they're new and real. The undressing is more than likely nonconsensual, making the whole scheme pretty gross. One frequent target is Callum Turner, the British actor and husband of pop star Dua Lipa. An account called "UKViewTIme" has posted [several]() [different]() [AI-altered photos]() of Turner and Lipa together on the streets of NYC. Lipa, for her part, is seen completely clothed in pants and long jackets — while Turner is unnecessarily strolling about shirtless for no clear reason. Original paparazzi shots [show ]()that Turner was clothed in real life. Another [recent post](), published by an account called "BiTheWay," show images of the "Stranger Things" star Noah Schnapp walking with the actor Sheridan Townsley. In the altered image published by "BiTheWay," both of the young men are inexplicably pictured shirtless, however the [original paparazzi images]() reveal that both Schnapp and Townsley were indeed wearing shirts and jackets. The culprits are going to extreme lengths to preserve the alleged authenticity of their inspiration. For instance, they're going as far as to ensure that pop sensation Harry Styles' famous tattoos are intact in AI-manipulated, topless images. "UKViewTime" was the culprit once again. ![Screenshots of a celebrity being undressed by AI.]() Another [repeat target]() [has been]() Knox Jolie-Pitt, the son of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. We also found one manipulated image of Pitt himself, who, despite wearing a yellow suit in the original photos, was altered to be shown in a black wife beater that reveals artificially-jacked arms. The deepfakes can be hard to spot because most of the images are in large part real. But if you find yourself wondering why Dua Lipa is dressed in an ankle-sweeping coat while her husband is out sans shirt, the answer is likely because you're looking at a reality skewed by AI. **More on AI and deepfakes:** *[Liberals Are Falling for Extremely Obvious AI Fakes]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]() ## More - [Schoolchildren Sentenced for AI-Generating Nudes of Their Classmates]() - [The Proliferation of Deepfakes Is Profoundly Changing the Way Teenagers Use the Internet]() - [Middle Schoolers Arrested for Making AI Nudes of Classmates]() - [Grotesque Engagement Farmers Are Using AI to Manipulate Real Arrest Footage So That Cops Grope Women]() - [Gross AI Apps Create Videos of People Kissing Without Their Consent]() - [Scarlett Johansson Disgusted by AI-Generated Video of Her Condemning Kanye West]() - [The Pentagon Wants to Flood Social Media With Fake AI People]() - [Scientists Implant Subjects With Fake Memories Using Deepfakes]()