NRLW and Gold Coast Titans player Jaime Chapman says she and her family have been targeted again with sexualised AI deepfake photos, with police investigating a second attack after a similar incident last year.
The second time the images resurfaced, Jaime Chapman says the shock wasn’t just hers.
NRLW star Chapman revealed on Tuesday night that fake AI-generated photos of her — sexualised and explicit — are circulating again. and warned her followers not to share them. She said the latest wave has been hurtful for both herself and her family. after the same kind of deepfake targeting first appeared last May.
“I’m aware that fake AI-generated images of me that were made last year are recirculating,” Chapman posted to her Instagram followers. “To be absolutely clear, these images are not real and do not depict me in any way.”
Chapman also made clear what was being spread: any explicit or compromising image claiming to be of her. created digitally “without my consent.” She said the renewed circulation has had “a significant impact on both myself and my family. ” adding that it was “extremely upsetting to see this content being re-circulated.”.
The NSW Blues and Gold Coast Titans player said the matter has been reported to the Cyber Crime Unit and that police are currently investigating. Chapman urged fans not to share the images and posted the original photo that the deepfakes were created from — warning that the image is the one trolls use to manufacture the content.
Her message echoed what she wrote when the first AI photos surfaced last year. In that earlier post. Chapman told her audience: “Have a good day to everyone except those who make fake ai photos of other people.” She added at the time. “AI is scary these days. Next time think of how damaging this can be to someone and their loved ones.” And. she repeated the core point now: “This has happened a few times now and it needs to stop.”.
Chapman isn’t the only sporting identity dealing with online fakes. Last December, TV sport reporter and commentator Grace Hayden warned her followers about a fake X account set up in her name, asking people to report and block it. She said the account was taken down soon after she raised the alarm.
Former Fox Sports NRL reporter Tiffany Salmond has also been targeted with AI deepfakes. Salmond said she experienced it first-hand after deepfake scam videos appeared using photos she had posted. She described the moment as “surreal. ” saying she had seen “photos of myself — ones I had posted confidently on social media — turned into videos where I’m moving and doing explicit actions.”.
Salmond argued that the harm is rooted in power and exploitation rather than attraction. saying that “if deepfakes were purely about attraction. ” the dynamic wouldn’t be so one-sided. She also called the act “deeply violating. ” pointing to how easy it is to share once created: “Creating sexually explicit deepfakes of real people — without their consent — is a deeply violating act. The creation is the insidious part — sharing is easy.” Salmond urged lawmakers to criminalise the creation and distribution of AI deepfakes.
For Chapman. the most punishing part is the fact that the same material can return — made last year. but still finding its way back onto feeds. With police now investigating after she reported the incident to the Cyber Crimes Unit. she is asking her community to draw a line: don’t circulate the images. and don’t treat fake content as harmless just because it’s digital.
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