{"id":189162,"date":"2025-08-26T14:41:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/will-smith-accused-of-using-ai-making-up-fans-in-new-tour-video\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:41:30","slug":"will-smith-accused-of-using-ai-making-up-fans-in-new-tour-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/will-smith-accused-of-using-ai-making-up-fans-in-new-tour-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith Accused of Using AI, Making Up Fans in New Tour Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Remember back in March 2022?<\/p>\n<p>When Will Smith jumped up on stage at the Academy Awards and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/03\/will-smith-smacks-chris-rock-in-most-shocking-oscars-moment-of-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slapped host Chris Rock<\/a> across the face after Rock made a joke at Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s expense?<\/p>\n<p>We still can\u2019t believe that happened.<\/p>\n<p>And yet: It may no longer be the most embarrassing thing on Smith\u2019s resume.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230034354-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533432 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230034354-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230034354-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230034354-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230034354-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230034354-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230034354-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230034354-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230034354-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Will Smith performs on stage during the \u201cCabaret Vert\u201d festival in Charleville-M\u00c3\u00a9zi\u00c3\u00a8res on August 17, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> ( (Photo by FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI \/ AFP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The actor\/rapper just kicked off the United Kingdom leg of his new music tour \u2014 and, while doing so, Smith shared a promotional video from his official YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy favorite part of tour is seeing you all up close. Thank you for seeing me too,\u201d reads a caption attached to the footage, which depicts a large crowd during a concert while fans cheer and stretch their hands towards the artist.<\/p>\n<p>Well. It <em>purports<\/em> to depict this at least.<\/p>\n<p>A whole bunch of astute observers have watched the video this week and wondered: <em><strong>Uhhh, did Smith us artificial intelligence to conjure up these crowd-goers out of nowhere?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533438 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2225881279-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Will Smith performs on stage during the \u201cBased On A True Story\u201d Summer Tour at Festhalle Frankfurt on July 18, 2025 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Andreas Rentz\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some shots, for example, feature audience members with their faces appearing blurred or distorted\u2026 while others seem to have oddly shaped hands, some of which appear to have six fingers.<\/p>\n<p>In one screen capture making the viral rounds, a man\u2019s knuckle is rather blurry along with his sign, which reads: \u201c\u2018You Can Make It\u2019 helped me survive cancer. THX Will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the lady in front of him is seemingly holding his hand, but the <em>headband<\/em> of the woman <em>behind<\/em> her is somehow over her wrist.<\/p>\n<p>See for yourself and make a determination on the validity of this scene below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-905x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-905x1024.jpg 905w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-768x869.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-849x960.jpg 849w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-955x1080.jpg 955w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-1061x1200.jpg 1061w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-905x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533441 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-905x1024.jpg 905w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-768x869.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-849x960.jpg 849w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-955x1080.jpg 955w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy-1061x1200.jpg 1061w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/will-smith-jpg-copy.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cImagine being this rich and famous and having to use AI footage of crowds\u2026 Tragic, man,\u201d one person wrote as a comment to the video.<\/p>\n<p>Another agreed as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo not only is this an abomination to look at because it\u2019s low quality phone footage that\u2019s been heavily AI upscaled, but there\u2019s also in-between scenes that are clearly AI-generated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was also this from critic:<\/p>\n<p>One fan remarked: \u201cI don\u2019t want to be that guy but: You can see many people in the crowd having six fingers or more, eyes smudged, faces are distorted. Proving that certain (well, almost all clips that show the audience) are AI-generated.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-1200x798.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533445 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-1200x798.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2221437052-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Will Smith performs on stage during the Mawazine Festival in Rabat Morocco on June 25 2025. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (ISSAM ZERROK\/Hans Lucas\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith recently made an unexpected comeback into the music industry with the release of his first full-length album in two decades.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial opened his two-month summer tour in July and will conclude it in September.<\/p>\n<p>On this new album, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/will-smith-ive-been-canceled-because-im-black\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smith addresses the Oscars slap<\/a> scandal directly with the lyrics:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard he won the Oscar but he had to give it back\/ And you know they only made him do that shit because he\u2019s Black.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To be clear and accurate, Smith did NOT have to return his Oscar.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the Academy banned him from attending any event related to the organization for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Smith also resigned his Academy membership\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/07\/will-smith-speaks-about-oscar-slap-for-first-time-chris-rock-wont-talk-to-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and issued an apology<\/a>, saying that he was \u201cdeeply remorseful\u201d for his actions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/will-smith-accused-of-using-ai-conjuring-up-fans-in-new-tour-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Remember back in March 2022? When Will Smith jumped up on stage at the Academy Awards and slapped host Chris Rock across the face after Rock made a joke at Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s expense? We still can\u2019t believe that happened. And yet: It may no longer be the most embarrassing thing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":189163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-189162","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}