‘The Odyssey’ Star Mia Goth Takes Aim at Instagram After a Fake AI Image Went Viral Amid Her Divorce

Mia Goth has long kept a low profile online, preferring to let her work do the talking. The 32-year-old actor, known for the horror trilogy ‘X’, ‘Pearl’ and ‘MaXXXine’, most recently appeared as the servant Melantho in this summer’s ‘The Odyssey’ and played a dual role in last year’s ‘Frankenstein’.

Her personal life recently made headlines when she filed for divorce from Shia LaBeouf on Tuesday, October 6, in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The petition states the couple, who met while filming ‘Nymphomaniac: Vol. II’ in 2012 and married in 2016, have been separated since July 2025, and that Goth is seeking primary custody of their 4-year-old child with visitation for LaBeouf.

Just 2 days after the divorce filing, a verified Instagram fan account called “miagoth_” posted what appeared to be a selfie of Goth wearing a white T-shirt reading “My Ex Is My Biggest Fan.” The image spread quickly and was picked up by multiple news outlets as though it were a genuine statement from the actress about LaBeouf.

There was one major problem: the photo was AI-generated. Goth’s team has now filed multiple complaints with Instagram over the account’s repeated posting of counterfeit AI images of the star.

In a statement to The Verge, Goth’s representative, Christine Tripicchio, explained that the post could not have come from Goth because she does not own or use any social media accounts. Tripicchio said the team had repeatedly asked Instagram to remove the verified fan page.

Mia Goth slams Meta for allowing an AI-generated selfie of herself wearing a “MY EX IS MY BIGGEST FAN” shirt to spread: “It is incomprehensible that Instagram evidently prioritizes the dissemination of forged and manipulated images over the protection and integrity of a public figure’s likeness.”

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She also called it deeply troubling that such an account could qualify for a blue checkmark. Tripicchio went further, arguing that Instagram appeared to prioritize the spread of forged and manipulated images over protecting a public figure’s likeness.

The page was labeled as a fan account, but its blue verification badge and following of roughly 1 million users made it look far more official. For years, the checkmark signaled an authentic, verified entity, which likely added to the confusion.

Meta began selling blue checkmarks several years ago, allowing accounts like this one to secure verified badges even when they aren’t run by the person they depict. That shift has made it harder for casual users to tell official pages apart from fan-run ones.

The account appears to have been taken down as of Tuesday. A Meta spokesperson confirmed that it was removed for impersonating a public figure. Meta does not outright ban AI-generated depictions of real people. Instead, the platform labels content that has been modified with AI and notes when a profile is an AI-generated account.

The incident highlights the challenges stars face as AI tools become more sophisticated. A single convincing fake can now circulate widely before anyone stops to question whether it’s real, especially when it lands during a moment of intense public interest.

For Goth, the timing made the fake image especially damaging. Coming so soon after her divorce filing, the post was easily misread as a pointed jab at her estranged husband. Her representative had previously confirmed to Just Jared that Goth isn’t active on Instagram or any other social media platform.

The latest statement makes that point even more forcefully, while putting pressure on Instagram to tighten its approach to verified fan accounts. Whether this case prompts any changes to how the platform handles AI-altered content of real people remains to be seen. For now, Goth’s team has made it clear that anything posted under her name online should not be taken as coming from her.

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