Reese Witherspoon is speaking out after discovering scammers have been impersonating her online, warning fans she would “never” try to manipulate or scam anyone.
The actress directly addressed the situation in a TikTok video shared on Wednesday, January 14, from her verified account, drawing attention to what she described as a large-scale social media scam.
“Hey, this is important. I just want to tell you what I’ve been dealing with for the last 24 hours,” Witherspoon, 49, said at the start of the video.
She explained that several fake accounts on TikTok and Instagram have impersonated her and reached out to people privately.
According to Morning show star, these impersonators enter direct messages and attempt to build personal relationships with unsuspecting users.
Witherspoon said the scammers then try to “extract personal information, schedule appointments” while pretending to be her.
Making her stance clear, she told viewers: “I want you to know that this is not me.”
She added: “It’s so upsetting that people would use my name to manipulate people. But I want you to know that I would never, ever manipulate you.”
The Oscar winner emphasized that she would never contact fans to ask for money, private details or to arrange meetings.
She urged followers to carefully check whether accounts are verified before responding to messages claiming to be from her.
“This isn’t just me, this is happening across the board, but it’s really upsetting to me that this is happening on such a large scale,” she said, warning fans to be aware.
Witherspoon reinforced her message in the caption of the post, writing, “I would never manipulate you. Please check for confirmation.”
Her warning comes as several public figures address similar issues.
She is the latest celebrity to speak out about online impersonation scams, following Sandra Bullock, who revealed in February 2025 that scammers had been posing as her sister, Gesine Bullock-Prado, raising security concerns.
By addressing her followers directly, Witherspoon aimed to protect fans from being misled and to raise awareness of how common and harmful these impersonation scams have become.
