{"id":2080102,"date":"2025-10-09T19:02:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2080102"},"modified":"2025-10-09T19:02:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:02:24","slug":"mlks-daughter-says-i-concur-after-zelda-williams-calls-out-ai-generated-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mlks-daughter-says-i-concur-after-zelda-williams-calls-out-ai-generated-images\/","title":{"rendered":"MLK&#8217;s Daughter Says \u2018I Concur&#8217; After Zelda Williams Calls Out AI-Generated Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/a\/jaelaniturnerwilliams\/coretta-scott-king-daughter-bernice-jonathan-majors-comments\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bernice King;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Bernice King<\/a>, the daughter of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/martin-luther-king-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Martin Luther King Jr;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Martin Luther King Jr<\/a>., wants the AI-generated photos and videos of her late father to cease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this week, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/robin-williams-daughter-zelda-says-121223345.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zelda Williams;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">Zelda Williams<\/a>, the daughter of late actor and comedian Robin Williams, wrote in an Instagram Story about being offended that she was being tagged in and sent AI content of her father. The Academy Award winner died by suicide in 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad,&#8221; Zelda wrote. &#8220;Stop believing I wanna see it or that I\u2019ll understand, I don\u2019t and I won\u2019t. If you\u2019re just trying to troll me, I\u2019ve seen way worse, I\u2019ll restrict and move on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But please, if you\u2019ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;It\u2019s dumb, it\u2019s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it\u2019s NOT what he\u2019d want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a tweet on Tuesday (Oct. 7), Bernice King agreed with Zelda&#8217;s message, writing, &#8220;I concur concerning my father. Please stop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>X<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this year, King called out Sexyy Red for posting an AI-generated photo of herself <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/alex-ocho\/sexyy-red-martin-luther-king-jr-dancing-ai\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:dancing with MLK;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">dancing with MLK<\/a> in a club on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The image angered the daughter of the civil rights leader, who called the post &#8220;intentionally distasteful, dishonoring, deplorable, and disrespectful&#8221; to her father&#8217;s legacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sexyy apologized and deleted the post, to which King responded with &#8220;concerns about the image.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I know that my father has become a bit of a caricature to the world and that his image is often used with no regard to his family, his sacrificial work, or to the tragic, unjust way in which he died (a state-sanctioned assassination),&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As content made with artificial intelligence continues to fester, there are looming worries about visuals that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/alex-ocho\/rod-stewart-pays-tribute-to-ozzy-osbourne-with-bizarre-video-of-ai-selfies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:zombify deceased celebrities;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">zombify deceased celebrities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related News<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/alex-ocho\/sexyy-red-martin-luther-king-jr-dancing-ai\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Sexyy Red with bright red hair and sunglasses on stage, wearing a necklace with the words \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/9AxVHfvcKGd17pZRP3dZRg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/de5bf07ddad9167d69e82fd6f0f8e886\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Sexyy Red Shares AI Photo of Her and Martin Luther King Jr. Dancing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/alex-ocho\/bernice-king-slams-sexyy-red-mlk-jr-ai-image\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A man in a suit and a woman with red hair and tattoos are dancing closely in a dimly lit room.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1085\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/mIzoSeL25hwBDhVANm9hOw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEwODU7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/425c02e6af39b4f127344e4aecc0f350\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Sexyy Red Apologizes After Bernice King Criticizes AI Image With MLK Jr. (UPDATE)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/life\/a\/jaelaniturnerwilliams\/mlk-iii-responds-to-jonathan-majors-coretta-scott-king\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;MLK III Responds to Jonathan Majors' Coretta Scott King Comments: \u2018She Was Far More Than Just a Prop'&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/KNigtdGmPpaSe_8NBLvCJQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/c94975be10d5494b7aebc722351ab34d\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>MLK III Responds to Jonathan Majors&#8217; 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