{
  "id": 2388005,
  "title": "Sandra Bullock Joined Social Media to Fight Scammers ‘Using My Name and Likeness’ to Defraud Fans — Not Just to Promote ‘Practical Magic 2’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/sandra-bullock-joined-social-media-to-fight-scammers-using-my-name",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T14:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sandra-bullock-social-media-scammers-defrauding-fans-1236839374/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sandra Bullock revealed on the “SmartLess” podcast (via People) that she was forced to join social media to combat scammers ripping off her likeness in order to defraud people out of money. The Oscar winner joined Instagram in April and has since amassed 6 million followers. While many assumed Bullock was joining social media simply to promote […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}