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Mia Goth says Instagram let a fake divorce selfie spread

The post went up under a handle ending in an underscore, days after news of her divorce filing from Shia LaBeouf; the shirt is still not for sale.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on BBN Newsroom
Published 3:34 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by Variety: “Mia Goth Slams Instagram’s ‘Incomprehensible’ Decision to Let AI-Altered Selfie Spread Online”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 3:34 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.

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VarietyMia Goth Slams Instagram’s ‘Incomprehensible’ Decision to Let AI-Altered Selfie Spread Online

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMia Goth is calling Instagram's decision to let an AI-altered selfie spread online incomprehensible, after a fake photo showed her in a shirt reading, My ex is my biggest fan.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA shirt that never existed, and it still got shared more than most things people actually wear!
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a great slogan. I'd order one right now.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorYou can't. It's fake.

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