- Pete Edochie has condemned AI-generated videos misrepresenting him as endorsing medical products.
- In a video released on June 23, he clarified that he has never promoted any medical items.
- Edochie urged the public to be cautious and not to believe misleading content.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has publicly spoken out against the circulation of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated videos falsely portraying him as endorsing medical products.
In a video shared on Monday, June 23, Edochie clarified that he has never promoted any medical items, urging the public not to fall for misleading content. He disclosed that a lawyer had brought the deceptive videos to his attention and advised him to take legal action.
Visibly displeased, the respected actor called on those behind the videos to stop exploiting his image and warned against taking undue advantage of the divine grace upon his life.
Edochie, who has recently faced criticism over the marital decisions of his sons, Yul and Linc, appealed to people to allow him to live in peace and refrain from misusing his name and reputation.
“A lawyer rushed into my house and said Pete go to court, this must make you a millionaire, in fact a billionaire, he showed me where I was being used for an advert and I was rushed to a hospital where one certain doctor saved my life and all that. I was like what is all this nonsense for. I thank God that I have integrity and credibility, I have not advertise any drug for God knows how many years but people have come to show me where I am advertising BP drugs , drug for strokes, Please I am not enjoying it but I am not going to court but please don’t abuse the grace that the almighty has given to me, if you want me to advertise something for you come and meet me let us discuss. Using AI to mess me up, I don’t like it, people have done this for so long,”
