Lili Reinhart is speaking out after an imposter managed to impersonate her in interviews.
The “Riverdale” star responded on social media after Seventeen Magazine released a statement explaining that he had “briefly published” an article he believed contained the celebrity’s own words, only to discover he was just a cunning impostor.
“Today, we briefly published a story with information that we believe to be from Lili Reinhart. However, we were told that the person who contacted us was, in fact, a copycat and had no connection to the Riverdale star,” the publication said in a statement on Twitter. “We want to sincerely apologize to Lili and her fans for this unfortunate situation.”
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“We reacted quickly by removing the story from our website and regretting the incorrect report,” continues the statement, “We take full responsibility and will internally review our editorial and fact-checking processes to ensure that something like this doesn’t happen again.”
Buzzfeed reports that the “Hustlers” star then took to his Instagram stories to share Seventeen Magazine’s statement in an effort to let people know that there is a person or people out there pretending to be her.
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Lili Reinhart revealed that an imposter has impersonated her in interviews.
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“For some bizarre reason, someone impersonated me in an interview with @seventeen,” she wrote. “Nothing inappropriate was said, but those were not my words and I wanted to address that.”
Meanwhile, Yahoo Entertainment reports that the Daily Express appears to have been duped by a Reinhart imposter as well.
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“I was informed that the interview I shared with Lili Reinhart was a fake, and someone was impersonating Lili and her press officer,” tweeted Lucas Hill-Paul, a TV reporter with the outlet. “Obviously, I am ashamed and very upset, and I sincerely apologize to anyone who has been misled by the article.”
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“Thank you for all the kind words,” he continued. “It was clearly a strange day for Riverdale fans and I can only hope that my apologies will eventually reach Lili herself. I am very sorry that anyone thought of doing this to her, but of course they are a minority of those who just want to watch to a fun program. “