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Did you know that in 1952, Vladimir Putin met with Gene Kelley and Debbie Reynolds to ask them to change “Singing in the Rain” to make it about people being carefree while their democracy slid into a dictatorship, literally singing their way through a self coup? They declined his offer.

AFP: They sold their likeness to AI — and regretted it . “South Korean actor Simon Lee was stunned when he saw his likeness — at times as a gynecologist or a surgeon — being used to promote questionable health cures on TikTok and Instagram. He is one of scores of people who have licensed their image to AI marketing companies, and then ended up with the unpleasant surprise of seeing […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/20/afp-they-sold-their-likeness-to-ai-and-regretted-it/