- Titans star Jaime Chapman also stars for NSW, Australia
- Revealed she has been ‘deepfaked’ repeatedly
NRLW star Jaime Chapman has lashed out online after being targeted in a deepfake photo attack, revealing it’s not the first time someone has used AI to produce a doctored photograph of her.
The 23-year-old took to Instagram on Monday 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.’
Pictured: The Instagram post by NRLW star Jaime Chapman, which appears to include the original version (top right) of the image that has been doctored using AI
Chapman (pictured) is one of the biggest stars in the women’s game after rising through the ranks to represent NSW and Australia
Her words were accompanied by what appears to be the original image that was subsequently doctored.
Before it became the subject of a deepfake, the photo showed Chapman taking a selfie as she sat on a bed in a gold bikini.
Chapman’s comments come shortly after she helped cement her place as one of the biggest stars in the women’s game by helping NSW smash Queensland 32-12 in the opening match of this year’s State of Origin series.
After first cracking the big time with the Cronulla Sharks as a teenager in 2019, she has gone on to star for the Dragons, Broncos and now Gold Coast in the NRLW.
Chapman has gone on to represent the Blues five times, while also starring for the Jillaroos national side and Indigenous All Stars in five matches.
Earlier this year she opened up about her battle to return to the field after breaking one of the vertebrae in her lower back while playing for the Indigenous team in February this year.
Scans the following day revealed the fracture – and for the next fortnight, Chapman barely moved as she looked to recover as quick as possible.
‘I’ve never broken a bone before, so [it was a] pretty hectic one,’ she said.
The 23-year-old said this is not the first time she has been targeted by doctored images
Chapman is pictured with her boyfriend, Dolphins and Maroons star Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
‘It was quite painful. The way I pulled up extremely sore the next day I knew something was wrong.
‘I was stressed about Origin, will I be OK for NRLW….[in the end] I was very lucky with the type of break that it was and where it was.’
Her status as one of the biggest names for the NSW team could lead to some awkward moments with her boyfriend, Dolphins star Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, who plays on the wing for Queensland in men’s Origin.
‘It’ll be pretty weird when it comes around,’ Tabuai-Fidow said before the women’s interstate series kicked off this year.
‘But she’s got my support.’
Chapman said she will back Tabuai-Fidow when he runs out for the Maroons, despite being on opposite ends of the game’s fiercest rivalry.
‘I’ll support him no matter what he does and no matter what team he plays for,’ she said.
‘I’ll be going for him… but not the Maroons.’
The pair became arguably footy’s most popular couple when their relationship became public last December.
Fellow representative women’s players Jessica Sergis and Kezie Apps responded with love-heart emojis, while numerous footy fans also weighed in on the glamour couple.
‘Most athletic child in the world,’ one supporter wrote in response, as they referenced the couple’s famed athleticism when clutching a Steeden.
Another said: ‘Move over Nathan & Mary’, a cheeky comparison to Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary and his girlfriend, Matildas and Manchester City attacking ace Mary Fowler.
A third posted: ‘They will have the fastest babies.’
