It was the dream finalizing for the owner of an unknown Nottingham gallery - an exhibition including the work of Hollywood actor-turned-artist Pierce Brosnan, who would also address satisfy fans.

But the gallery's owner has actually exposed how her income and reputation were 'ruined' after the Pierce Brosnan with whom she invested months working out the exhibit of a life time turned out not to be the Bond star however a 'deepfake'.

Simone Simms has actually promoted the very first time about how she succumbed to the elaborate expert system (AI) fraud 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 enthusiasts with the promise of meeting 71-year-old Brosnan, library.kemu.ac.ke only to find she had been fooled.

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

Her problem started 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 says she was gotten in touch with by what she believed was the star and around 200 messages were exchanged in between them on the Telegram messaging app, including a number 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) to a rip-off that led to her losing her ₤ 30,000 art gallery

More than 20,000 tickets were offered with the pledge of conference 71-year-old Brosnan, who scammers had actually deepfaked to look 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 thought 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 distinctive Irish accent talks about the upcoming exhibition.

'Simone, gratisafhalen.be it's Pierce Brosnan here, how's it going? Just wished to apologise for not being able to set up a meeting,' the voice says.

'I have actually been swamped recently. Please let your group know that I really value 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 person on the other side of the phone claimed there was a technological issue.

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

Among them, artist Neil Adcock, said: 'It appeared like his authentic face. He said his son had set it up for him. He said the sound problem was on our end. It continued for a while.'

Pierce Brosnan at the Art Miami VIP opening in Miami Florida

After the fake occasion was booked, Mr Brosnan put out a statement damning the gallery, insisting he 'would never charge for a meet and greet'

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

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

Others have actually reported being gotten in touch with by a fake Facebook account, claiming to be Mr Brosnan. Pictured: Among the genuine Mr Brosnan's paintings

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

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

A 'horrified' Ms Simms understood her error classifieds.ocala-news.com and tearfully recalled: 'It was the worst time of my life and it tainted my credibility.

'Pierce injured me by releasing the statement. He needs to have done more research study before he did due to the fact that he would realise I was only a fan connecting but he villainised me and that's where it began to fail.

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

'I don't dislike him, since he is a victim too. People abused his image. If I knew it wasn't him, I would never ever have established the exhibition or gratisafhalen.be sold the tickets.'

A picture by Piers Brosnan depicting a green location 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

Among the real Pierce Brosnan's paintings depicting a woman lying down

As soon as she realised she had been fooled, Ms Simms reimbursed the ₤ 20,000 in tickets but was required to shut her gallery in August 2024 after the saga left her credibility in tatters, with lots of still thinking she had actually attempted to rip-off them.

Others have actually reported being contacted by a fake Facebook account, claiming to be Mr Brosnan, asking which of his films is their favourite before asking for cash.

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

Mr Brosnan has been approached for comment.

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