Post by frappuccino on Nov 11, 2020 10:18:32 GMT
Oscar-winning filmmaker says pervert is impersonating him to trick actresses
An Oscar-winning filmmaker claims a pervert is pretending to be him to phone US actresses, including some in New York — even tricking a handful into exposing themselves during video chats.
“Currently there is some conman creep who is pretending to be me phoning up actresses in the United States,” animator Hugh Welchman warned his followers in an Instagram post.
“Please know that I would never cold-call actresses, actors or any crew,” he said, urging victims to contact the police.
The UK filmmaker — who won an Oscar in 2007 for his animated short “Peter and the Wolf” — told The Hollywood Reporter that so far, 13 women have reported getting tricked, most from New York and LA.
The LAPD is investigating, and the Poland-based filmmaker has also filed reports with British police and the FBI’s identity theft website, he said.