Matt Barnes shut down rumors of a $61K AI rip-off, calling out false tales which are interfering together with his makes an attempt to restore his relationship.

Matt Barnes slammed viral claims that he misplaced $61,000 to an AI-generated mannequin rip-off, calling the story a lie that’s interfering together with his efforts to fix his relationship together with his ex-fiancée.

The retired NBA ahead addressed the scenario in a blunt Instagram video, pushing again on the web rumors that exploded over the weekend.

“I’ve sat back and watched the internet lie about me the whole year,” Barnes mentioned. “The whole year, lies from me being gay, to me talking abortion to me telling some girl not to do a reality show.”

Barnes didn’t maintain again when calling out the blogs and social media customers fueling the story, referring to them as “bottom of the barrel ass motherf***ers.”

He said the nonstop gossip has made it harder for him to focus on repairing his personal life.

The 45-year-old has been working to reconcile with Anansa Sims, who ended their engagement in April after accusing him of dishonest with eight completely different ladies. Barnes admitted to the infidelity and has since been making an attempt to make amends.

The AI rip-off rumor claimed that Barnes was duped by a pretend on-line mannequin and misplaced tens of hundreds of {dollars}. The story gained extra traction when Gilbert Arenas talked about it on his podcast with out confirming the small print with Barnes.

“I told him, ‘After all we’ve been through, bro, like tap in with me to see if it’s real.’ He apologized,” Barnes mentioned.

The former Golden State Warriors participant mentioned the whole story was made up and expressed disbelief that folks really believed it.

“I get back from Dubai, I see all of a sudden I’m suing an A.I. model, or I got played by an A.I. model,” he mentioned. “You guys believe I got played by an AI model, and I’m suing ’em? Where the f*** did you guys get this from?”

Barnes ended his video with a warning to his followers: “Y’all can’t believe everything you motherf***in’ hear!!”

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