Tiffany Salmond: Glamorous footy reporter who 'triggered' colleague's relationship break-up reveals the shocking and illegal thing criminals did with her bikini photo
Popular NRL presenter Tiffany Salmond has hit out at criminals online after being targeted in a deepfake photo attack, revealing that it's not the first time it has happened to her.
The 27-year-old New Zealand-based sports reporter took to social media on Monday morning to reveal that a photo she had posted to Instagram had been doctored and then shared.
'This morning I posted a photo of myself in a bikini,' Salmond posted on Instagram.
'Within hours a deepfake AI video was reportedly created and circulated.
'It's not the first time this has happened to me, and I know I'm not the only woman in sport this is happening to.'
Salmond added: 'You don't make deepfakes of women you overlook. You make them of women you can't control.
'This is what it looks like when a woman commands space, attention and presence. It threatens people.
'But I'm not threatened. I'm not flattered and I'm not going anywhere.
'It's not the first time, and I'm sure it won't be the last.'
Salmond's shocking ordeal comes just weeks after NRLW star Jamie Chapman reported a similar incident about individuals doctoring her photos.
The 23-year-old also took to Instagram to slam the 'scary' and 'damaging' effect the deepfake images have had on her.
'Have a good day to everyone except those who make fake ai photos of other people,' she wrote.
'AI is scary these days.
'Next time think of how damaging this can be to someone and their loved ones.
'This has happened a few times now and it needs to stop.'
NSW Police are now investigating the alleged deepfake images of Champan.
In 2024, Salmond reportedly made a phone call to footy reporter Jake Duke that triggered the end of his relationship with Channel Seven presenter Grace Fitzgibbon.
It's understood that the call which came in the 'wee hours' of the morning that February, caused a rift between Duke and Fitzgibbon.
The pair had been dating for over three years, but the news became apparent that they were parting ways after she published an image on social media of a load of cardboard boxes.
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