By Kate Connolly
Publication Date: 2026-03-30 16:12:00
A well-known German television star’s allegations that her ex-husband distributed AI-generated pornographic images of her have sparked a nationwide debate and put pressure on the government to toughen laws against digital violence against women.
In an interview with news magazine Der Spiegel last week, Collien Fernandes accused her former husband Christian Ulmen, a prominent television host and producer, of impersonating her online for years and sharing sexually explicit deepfake images.
Fernandes told Mirror of her shock when she discovered that hundreds of fake pornographic images of her were circulating online. It was only recently that she became suspicious that they had been created and shared by Elmen through fake social media accounts that appeared to belong to her, she said.
Ulmen has rejected the allegations. His lawyer, Christian Schertz, said the actor would take legal action against Spiegel over what he said was “inadmissible suspicious reporting” and accused…
