German TV Star's Deepfake Porn Allegations Spark National Debate

Collien Fernandes accuses ex-husband Christian Ulmen of sharing AI-generated explicit images, igniting a national conversation on digital violence against women.
A high-profile German TV star's allegations that her ex-husband spread AI-generated pornographic images of her have triggered a national debate and put pressure on the government to tighten laws around digital violence against women.
In an interview with the news magazine Der Spiegel last week, Collien Fernandes accused her former husband Christian Ulmen, a prominent TV presenter and producer, of impersonating her online for years and sharing sexually explicit deepfake images.

Fernandes, who has starred in numerous German TV shows, said the incident has been


