Channel Nine: Richard Wilkins breaks his silence on viral ‘arrest photos’

Richard Wilkins has called in the lawyers after a fake photo of his arrest in a Sydney park went viral on social media last week.

The Channel Nine presenter was captivated by three cops in an image photoshopped or generated using AI technology.

Although the photo was clearly fake, many Facebook users fell for it.

After his son Christian warned his followers about the manipulated image last Friday, Richard spoke to him Ben Fordham Live from 2GB about the joke this morning.

‘I don’t know what to do about it. This has been going on for a while,” he said.

Richard, who has brought in lawyers to prevent the photo from being distributed, revealed that his image had also been used for financial scams without his permission.

‘It never happened. It’s complete BS. The thought of someone investing in something because I recommended it is quite disturbing, and I would hate to think that would happen,” he added.

Despite seeking help from Nine’s legal team and contacting Facebook’s parent company Meta, the problem has only “got worse.”

In the fake viral image that circulated last week, the Weekend Today presenter looks alarmed when he is arrested and handcuffed by police officers in a Sydney park.

Two of the police officers hold his arms while a third appears to be reporting.

But the photo wasn’t all it appeared to be: The realistic photo was actually an AI-generated image with Richard’s face superimposed on a criminal’s body.

His son Christian warned his Instagram followers about the fake photo last Friday, assuring fans that his father had not been arrested.

He also made a light-hearted joke about his father’s fashion choices, saying, “For those wondering, yes, these posts are bogus.

“There’s no way Richard Wilkins would be seen if he wasn’t wearing skinny jeans.”