It was the dream signing for the owner of an unidentified Nottingham gallery - an exhibition including the work of Hollywood actor-turned-artist Pierce Brosnan, who would also participate in to satisfy fans.

But the gallery's owner has exposed how her livelihood and track record were 'messed up' after the Pierce Brosnan with whom she spent months working out the exhibition of a life time ended up not to be the Bond star however a 'deepfake'.

Simone Simms has promoted the first time about how she fell for the elaborate expert system (AI) fraud which led to her losing her ₤ 30,000 Long Eaton gallery.

Ms Simms told 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, only to discover she had been deceived.

Scammers used AI to create a persuading similarity of Mr Brosnan video-calling her from his ₤ 80million home in Hawaii.

Ms Simms recalled 'how genuine' he appeared on Zoom and how she 'screeched 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 nightmare started when she contacted what she believed to be Mr Brosnan's genuine Facebook page at the start of 2023 and asked if he would display his paintings at her location.

She then states she was contacted 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 fooled art gallery owner Simone Simms

Mrs Simms (pictured, left) came down with a scam that led to her losing her ₤ 30,000 art gallery

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

A Pierce Brosnan painting. Mrs 200 messages through Telegram with who she thought 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 distinctive Irish accent talks about the forthcoming exhibition.

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

'I've been swamped lately. Please let your group know that I truly appreciate the invite to the art exhibit.

'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 noise was off. Messages from the person on the other side of the phone claimed there was a technological concern.

Two of Ms Simms's buddies were also in the video conference, one of 2 Ms Simms thought she had actually had with Brosnan, and were both deceived, insisting she was not an 'moron'.

Among them, artist Neil Adcock, said: 'It appeared like his authentic face. He said his kid had actually set it up for him. He said the sound 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 reserved, Mr Brosnan put out a declaration damning the gallery, insisting he 'would never charge for a fulfill and welcome'

The genuine Pierce's art work. Mrs Simms marketed ₤ 500 'meet and greet' tickets with the deepfake Mr Brosnan

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

Others have 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 genuine Mr Brosnan saw an ad for the exhibit including his art online and issued a statement 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, three days after she promoted the ₤ 500 VIP meet-and-greet tickets.

A 'frightened' 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 providing the statement. He needs to have done more research study before he did since he would understand I was only a fan connecting however he villainised me and that's where it started to fail.

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

'I don't hate him, due to the fact that he is a victim too. People abused his picture. If I understood it wasn't him, I would never have actually established the exhibition or offered the tickets.'

A photo by Piers Brosnan portraying a green area on the coast

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

Among the real Pierce Brosnan's paintings portraying a lady lying down

As quickly as she understood she had been fooled, Ms Simms reimbursed the ₤ 20,000 in tickets however was required to shut her gallery in August 2024 after the saga left her reputation in tatters, with numerous still believing she had actually tried to scam them.

Others have reported being called by a fake Facebook account, claiming to be Mr Brosnan, asking which of his films is their preferred before asking for money.

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

Mr Brosnan has been approached for remark.

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