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Will Smith is facing backlash after fans accused him of using AI-generated footage<\/a> in a recent Instagram post promoting his Based On A True Story Tour.<\/p>\n The video, shared on Aug. 12, shows Smith performing his motivational anthem \u201cYou Can Make It\u201d in front of what appears to be a massive, adoring crowd, complete with waving signs and fans singing along.<\/p>\n In the clip, Smith is seen walking along the stage, eventually climbing a barricade as the camera pans to dozens of cheering concertgoers.<\/p>\n Many fans are holding signs, some featuring personal messages and tributes about how the star\u2019s music and story have impacted their lives<\/a>. Alongside the video, Smith captioned, \u201cMy favorite part of tour is seeing you all up close.\u201d<\/p>\n However, viewers were quick to question the authenticity of the crowd, pointing out unnatural elements like extra fingers, distorted faces, and inconsistent hand shapes \u2014 hallmarks of generative AI content.<\/p>\n One skeptical user wrote, \u201cImagine using AI and generating a sign about Cancer. This is absolute [clown] behavior.\u201d Another added, \u201cAn AI crowd being posted on the official page is maaaad embarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n A third fan quipped, \u201cFresh Prince of A.I. \u2013 The Bounce Back. This is awful,\u201d while another chimed in, While the criticism mounted, others offered a more forgiving interpretation, suggesting the visual distortions could be the result of upscaling lower-resolution footage, rather than artificial generation.<\/p>\n Smith did not specify which show the footage came from, but it likely originates from one of his recent European stops \u2014 either Smukfest in Denmark on Aug. 7 or Dreambeach Festival in Almer\u00eda, Spain on Aug. 9. As of now, Smith has not publicly addressed the accusations.<\/p>\n The renowned actor and rapper<\/a> is currently nearing the end of the UK stretch of his tour, with upcoming shows in Manchester (Aug. 27), London (Aug. 28), Wolverhampton (Aug. 30), and Paris (Sept. 2).<\/p>\n See Will Smith\u2019s controversial Instagram post below.<\/p>\n More from VIBE.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Vibe’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Will Smith is facing backlash after fans accused him of using AI-generated footage in a recent Instagram post promoting his Based On A True Story Tour. The video, shared on Aug. 12, shows Smith performing his motivational anthem \u201cYou Can Make It\u201d in front of what appears to be a massive, adoring crowd, complete with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1980866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[355218,348614,307920],"class_list":["post-1980865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-brazil","tag-rio-de-janeiro","tag-will-smith"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Will-Smith-Accused-Of-Using-AI-Generated-Clips-In-Alleged-Fake.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cThis use of AI is INSANE and downright sad.\u201d<\/p>\n