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It was the dream signing for the owner of an unknown Nottingham gallery - an exhibition featuring the work of Hollywood actor-turned-artist Pierce Brosnan, who would also take care of meet fans.

But the gallery's owner has actually exposed how her livelihood and wavedream.wiki credibility were 'destroyed' after the Pierce Brosnan with whom she spent months negotiating the exhibit of a lifetime ended up not to be the Bond star but a 'deepfake'.

Simone Simms has promoted the very first time about how she fell for the elaborate synthetic intelligence (AI) rip-off which led to 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 lovers with the guarantee of meeting 71-year-old Brosnan, just to discover she had actually been deceived.

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

Ms Simms recalled 'how genuine' 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 the scammers ₤ 3,000 for 'shipping costs' for the art.

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

She then states she was called by what she thought was the star and around 200 messages were exchanged between them on the Telegram messaging app, including a variety of voice notes going over the exhibition.

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

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

More than 20,000 tickets were sold with the pledge of conference 71-year-old Brosnan, who fraudsters had deepfaked to appear like he was calling Mrs Simms from his ₤ 80million house in Hawaii

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

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In one audio message, listened to by The Mail on Sunday, a voice with Mr Brosnan's distinct Irish accent discusses the forthcoming exhibit.

'Simone, it's Pierce Brosnan here, how's it going? Just wished to apologise for not having the ability to establish a conference,' the voice says.

'I have actually been overloaded recently. Please let your group know that I genuinely value the invite to the .

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

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

Two of Ms Simms's good friends were also in the video meeting, one of two Ms Simms thought she had had with Brosnan, and were both tricked, insisting she was not an 'idiot'.

Among them, artist Neil Adcock, said: 'It appeared like his real face. He said his son had actually set it up for him. He said the noise issue was on our end. It continued 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 fulfill and welcome'

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

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

Others have actually reported being called by a phony Facebook account, claiming to be Mr Brosnan. Pictured: Among the real Mr Brosnan's paintings

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Meanwhile, after Ms Simms booked and marketed her program, the genuine Mr Brosnan saw an advertisement for the exhibit featuring his art online and provided a declaration damning the gallery, insisting he 'would never ever charge for a satisfy and greet'.

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

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

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

'I wish he would acknowledge me as a victim and not as a villain. He needs to tell the general public about what truly took place and set the tone.

'I don't hate him, since he is a victim too. People abused his picture. If I knew it wasn't him, I would never have actually set up the exhibit or offered the tickets.'

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

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

Among the genuine Pierce Brosnan's paintings depicting a female lying down

As quickly as she realised she had been fooled, Ms Simms refunded the ₤ 20,000 in tickets but was required to shut her gallery in August 2024 after the legend left her reputation in tatters, with numerous still believing she had tried to rip-off them.

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

It comes as last month The Mail exposed how a separated female was deceived into turning over ₤ 700,000 to a fraudster posturing as Brad Pitt and asked for money to money his immediate kidney cancer treatment.

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