LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is reportedly not finding the humor in artificial intelligence-generated images of himself.
The NBA superstar has been depicted as pregnant in AI versions that have gone viral on social media, and the creators of the image generation tool have reportedly received a cease-and-desist letter from James’ lawyers.
“The creators of an AI tool and Discord community that allowed people to create AI videos of NBA stars says that it got a cease-and-desist letter from lawyers representing LeBron James,” according to 404 Media.
NEW: Lebron James has reportedly sent a Cease & Desist to an AI company that allowed users to make AI videos of him, according to the Daily Mail.
AI videos of James being pregnant and on his knees have gone viral on social media.
“The creators of an AI tool and Discord… pic.twitter.com/KcppnusZW1
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 30, 2025
The outlet noted how the tool, Interlink AI, “runs on a larger AI generation platform called FlickUp.”
“On the Interlink AI Discord channel, people were learning how to make the videos with detailed guides that in some cases explained exactly how to make videos of James,” 404 Media explained.
FlickUp founder Jason Stacks told 404 Media reporter Jason Koebler that generative AI is the “‘wild west’ when it comes to copyright & IP, but we’re committed to being on the right side of that change.”
“In June, Interlink removed realistic models from their platform, citing ‘legal issues’ in an announcement on their Discord,” according to SF Gate. “Stacks has not publicly shared the letter beyond a folded version of it in an Instagram post about the legal threat. Though deepfakes of celebrities have prompted pushback before, this is one of the first cases in which a high-profile individual threatened direct legal action.”
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Many social media users thought James was overreacting and suggested the viral clips would have blown over if his lawyers had not acted.
You’re better off laughing at it and rolling with it.
Doing this just encourages more of it. Does the dude not understand how the internet works?
— Sky (@evo4g63t) July 30, 2025
Exactly. pic.twitter.com/HknfbQ9lWs
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 30, 2025
I am sure his money will scare that one company. Meanwhile the amount of AI videos of him will increase a hundredfold.
— Cancel Me Gently (@CenteredRight) July 30, 2025
This is going to have a reverse effect
— Phantom Platypus (@PhantomPlatypus) July 30, 2025
Others on X thought the professional basketball player was being “too sensitive.”
Dude is a complete clown.
I hope they keep it up now.People are way too sensitive.
— Ryan (@Ryan_In_Mi) July 30, 2025
Cry baby on and off the court huh?
— erias (@xerias_x) July 30, 2025
LMAO this has no business being this funny
— CartierFamily (@cartierfamilyZ) July 30, 2025
I think there is a line that people cross when something is made where users can’t tell if it’s real or not.
LeBron dancing with a Grizzly Bear? Yes, obviously fake.
But it’s the images where the user can’t distinguish if it’s real or not that cause issues.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 30, 2025
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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