'I was like, 'I wish I looked like that...'' These celebrities have had to deal with distressing deepfakes...

These celebrities have all been victims of AI deepfakes used to put them in X-rated situations of to scam their fans.

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They say imitation is a form of flattery, but artificial intelligence is taking copycats to a tacky, terrifying extreme.

This is the era of digital identity theft and celebrities are just a few keystrokes away from having their famous faces stolen by internet trolls and cyber-scammers for X-rated fakes and financial scams.

British TV presenter Maya Jama was recently left horrified after internet hoaxers mapped her face onto explicit images, even sending one to her mother.

Here are 10 other celebrities who were deepfake victims...