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It was the dream finalizing for the owner of an unidentified Nottingham gallery - an exhibit 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 livelihood and track record were 'destroyed' after the Pierce Brosnan with whom she invested months negotiating the exhibit of a life time turned out not to be the Bond star however a 'deepfake'.

Simone Simms has promoted the very first time about how she fell for the intricate expert system (AI) rip-off which resulted in her losing her ₤ 30,000 Long Eaton gallery.

Ms Simms informed The Mail on Sunday she was 'villainised' after selling ₤ 20,000 worth of tickets to art fans with the pledge of meeting 71-year-old Brosnan, just to discover she had actually been fooled.

Scammers used AI to generate a persuading similarity 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 excitement that he remained in my living-room talking to me' before taking the bait and sending the fraudsters ₤ 3,000 for 'shipping fees' for the art.

Her headache started when she contacted what she believed to be Mr Brosnan's legitimate Facebook page at the start of 2023 and asked if he would display his paintings at her venue.

She then says she was contacted by what she thought was the star and around 200 messages were exchanged in between them on the Telegram messaging app, consisting of a number of voice notes talking about the exhibit.

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

Mrs Simms (imagined, left) fell victim to a fraud that resulted in her losing her ₤ 30,000 art gallery

More than 20,000 tickets were sold with the promise of meeting 71-year-old Brosnan, who scammers had deepfaked to look like he was calling Mrs Simms from his ₤ 80million home in Hawaii

A Pierce Brosnan painting. Mrs Simms exchanged 200 messages by means of 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 discusses the forthcoming exhibition.

'Simone, it's Pierce Brosnan here, how's it going? Just wanted to apologise for not being able to establish a meeting,' the voice says.

'I've been swamped lately. Please let your team know that I genuinely value the invitation to the art exhibit.

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

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

Two of Ms Simms's good friends were also in the video meeting, setiathome.berkeley.edu one of two Ms Simms believed 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 genuine face. He said his child had actually set it up for 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 fake event was reserved, Mr Brosnan put out a declaration damning the gallery, bphomesteading.com insisting he 'would never ever charge for a meet and welcome'

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

Another painting the real Mr Brosnan. Mrs Simms states she wishes the star would acknowledge her as a victim instead of a villain

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Meanwhile, after Ms Simms reserved and marketed her program, bphomesteading.com the real Mr Brosnan saw an ad for the exhibit featuring his art online and issued a statement damning the gallery, insisting he 'would never ever charge for a satisfy and welcome'.

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

A 'horrified' Ms Simms understood her mistake and tearfully recalled: 'It was the worst time of my life and it tainted my track record.

'Pierce hurt me by providing the statement. He should have done more research before he did since he would understand I was just a fan connecting but he villainised me and that's where it began to fail.

'I want he would acknowledge me as a victim and not as a villain. He requires to tell the general public about what truly occurred and set the tone.

'I do not hate him, since he is a victim too. People abused his image. If I knew it wasn't him, I would never have set up the exhibit or sold the tickets.'

An image by Piers Brosnan portraying a green location on the coast

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

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

As quickly as she understood she had been fooled, Ms Simms refunded the ₤ 20,000 in tickets however was forced to shut her gallery in August 2024 after the saga left her credibility in tatters, with lots of still believing she had attempted to fraud them.

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

It comes as last month The Mail revealed how a was fooled into handing over ₤ 700,000 to a scammer posing as Brad Pitt and asked for cash to fund his immediate kidney cancer treatment.

Mr Brosnan has been approached for remark.

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