Summary
German TV actress Collien Fernandes accused her ex-husband, television personality Christian Ulmen, of impersonating her on fake online accounts and sharing AI-generated sexually explicit images made to look like her. Ulmen’s attorney denied the claims and Ulmen has not commented publicly.
Fernandes filed a legal complaint in Spain, where the couple previously lived, and preliminary proceedings are underway in Mallorca. The allegations have prompted public protests in Germany and prompted the justice minister to propose legislation to criminalize creation of pornographic deepfakes and voyeuristic recordings and to make it easier to identify perpetrators and remove offending accounts.