Actress Porimoni has questioned whether an apology is enough after an AI-generated explicit video featuring the faces of two Bangladeshi celebrities circulated online following the hacking of a television channel’s Instagram page.
Speaking during a Facebook Live on Friday night, October 16, she criticised the channel’s handling of the incident and condemned those who continued to discuss and share the video online. She removed the live video from her Facebook page on Saturday morning and later posted a brief status.
The controversy began after AI-generated explicit videos featuring the faces of two Bangladeshi celebrities appeared on a private television channel’s Instagram page. The channel later said its page had been hacked and apologised over the incident.
Porimoni questioned why a major media organisation had been unable to regain control of its page for around 11 hours.
“They are such a powerful media organisation, yet the page remained compromised for 11 hours. Could they not prove what happened or regain control? Was it not possible with the law and all the administration? You cannot simply say the page was hacked. Then I can also say my page was hacked,” she said during the live session.
She argued that the video, although created earlier, reached a wider audience after appearing on the channel’s page. In her view, an apology alone was not enough to address the matter.
Porimoni also expressed frustration over the attention the video received on social media. She sarcastically said the online frenzy had made her consider doing a revealing photoshoot.
“When you were making such a fuss about the video, I felt like doing a revealing photoshoot,” she said.
She criticised people who continued bringing up the video in unrelated online discussions. According to her, some users even claimed to have links to the video while commenting on posts about other subjects.
“Those who needed to avoid it skipped it after watching. But others have made this video their whole life, youth and breath. Someone could post about performing Hajj, and people would comment that they had Porimoni’s link. Is that all their life’s achievement? You are behaving this way over something fake. What would you do if it were real?” she said.
The incident has drawn criticism over the use of artificial intelligence to create explicit content featuring celebrities’ faces and the circulation of such material online. Actress Mehazabien Chowdhury had earlier spoken out about the videos and the role of those involved.
After the Friday night broadcast, Porimoni removed the live video from her Facebook page on Saturday morning. She later posted a short status saying, “Oops, sorry, I deleted it. Good morning.”
In a separate post on her official Facebook page, Porimoni directly addressed Maasranga Television, saying its apology through a photo card had done nothing to resolve the situation.
“Dear Maasranga Television, your apology through a photo card is doing absolutely nothing. You have made my normal life unbearable again, and you are entirely responsible for it,” she wrote.
She said she could no longer post freely on social media, whether about her work or personal life, and that even photographs of her children were attracting thousands of hateful comments.
“What should I do now? You have destroyed my peace of mind and damaged my work. What else is left?” she wrote.
Porimoni also questioned when the channel would bring those responsible to justice, referring to its stated commitment to take the perpetrators under the law.
“You said you would bring the perpetrators to justice. When will you do that? To me, you are now the perpetrators,” she added.
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