In a concerning turn of events, actor finds himself in the crosshairs of a scandal, as a fabricated video has surfaced online, featuring the superstar p🍷romoting a game application.
"The has never indulged in promotions of any such activity. The source of this video is being looked into and le💎gꦇal action is underway for misusing the actor's identity for false advertising," said the sources.
"A cyber complaint against the social media handle and the ♈comp💖any has been filed for creating and promoting this fake video."
In the AI generated video, Akꦅshay is seen saying, "Do you like to play too? I advice you to download this application and try the aviator game. This is the popular slot all o🌺ver the world that everyone plays here. We are not playing against the casino but against other players."
The users wrote 𒀰in the comment section: "Fake alert". One fan saඣid: "Deep fake".
Sources close to the actor further said: "He is deeply upset at having his identity misused and has instructed his team to deal wi🙈th this matter using all legal remedies available."
Earlier, there have been deep fake videos of actors like Rashmika Mandanna, Nora Fatehi, Katrina Kaif, Kajol and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar doing rounds on the internet.
Meanw♛hile, on the work front, Akshay is gearing up for the release of 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'. He also has 'Sky Force', 'Singham Again', 'Welcome To The Jungle', 'Hera Pheri 3', and 'Vedat Mar🧔athe Veer Daudle Saat' in the pipeline.