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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Technology
Raphael Rashid

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Man s death after surgery to be bts s jimin points to ai hoax | History Defined

The reported death of Canadian-Portuguese actor Saint Von Colucci appears to be an elaborate hoax involving AI [Courtesy: Instagram/papaxxzy]

Seoul, South Korea – The news that Saint Von Colucci, a 22-year-old Canadian-Portuguese actor, singer, and songwriter with pull in South Korea’s entertainment scene, died after undergoing surgeries to look like a K-pop star set media abuzz.

Von Colucci was reported to have undergone 12 plastic surgeries, costing more than $200,000, to resemble BTS member Jimin and overcome discrimination “against his Western traits”. He was said to have recently secured a role in an upcoming Korean drama.

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