GMB star calls 999 after trolls edit her into Epstein photograph
TV presenter Narinder Kaur turned to the police after feeling 'degraded'.
TV presenter Narinder Kaur has been subjected to malicious online abuse after trolls doctored an image to falsely suggest that she was acquainted with Jeffrey Epstein. A photograph of the 53-year-old, who is recognised for her contributions to the likes of Jeremy Vine and Good Morning Britain, has been digitally inserted into an image of the paedophile that was circulated by an anonymous user on X.
The fabricated picture, published on Wednesday, purports to show Epstein wearing a black polo shirt with his arm around Narinder's neck as she poses for the camera. The superimposed images of the TV personality appear to be based on actual photos of her taken at a film premiere at the Tate Modern in March 2024, in which she wore a black dress and jewellery that look similar to those in the fake photo. Meanwhile, the real version of the edited photograph actually shows the sex offender embracing Belarusian woman Karyna Shuliak, who is believed to be Epstein's last known girlfriend. It seems that the image has been doctored using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to falsely imply that the TV host was associated with Epstein.
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But in reality, Narinder claims that she has never actually met Epstein.
She told the Daily Mail: "I have never met, or had any dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. The fact I even have to say that out loud shows how dangerous and surreal this kind of AI abuse has become.
"It’s exhausting having to constantly defend yourself against things that never happened. There is a real emotional toll to waking up and seeing your face placed into vile, fabricated scenarios."
She added: "This is harassment, it’s degrading and it causes real harm."
Narinder also told the publication that she thinks she is being targeted because she is "outspoken" and "a woman of colour".
It has been reported that the original post has been reported to a police force in England, which has now been passed to the Metropolitan Police.
Sharing false information online with the intent to cause "non-trivial psychological or physical harm" is an offence under the Online Safety Act. Anyone convicted of the new offence can be jailed for up to 51 weeks and fined.
