Popular NewsChannel 5 meteorologist Bree Smith has parted ways with WTVF after nine years there, the station manager and Smith confirmed Tuesday.

"We can confirm Bree Smith is no longer with NewsChannel 5," station manager Richard Eller sai…

NewsChannel 5 worked "actively" to try to keep popular meteorologist Bree Smith at the station and renew her contract, station manager Richard Eller said in an email to The Tennessean.

Smith's last day was Jan. 10 and neither she nor WTVF l…

Former NewsChannel 5 meteorologist Bree Smith is pushing for changes to Tennessee law after multiple social media accounts used her image in faked pictures and sexually charged AI deepfake videos to scam her fans.  

"Last fall, fake Faceboo…

Popular meteorologist Bree Smith's emotional testimony Wednesday about being a victim of sexually charged AI deepfake videos highlights the challenges she and her employer at the time had in getting them removed.

"When I asked my employer f…

Former NewsChannel 5 meteorologist Bree Smith is pushing for changes to Tennessee law after multiple social media accounts used her image in faked pictures and sexually charged AI deepfake videos to scam her fans.  

"Last fall, fake Faceboo…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Local meteorologist Bree Smith says she has been a target of deepfake sexualized images and is pushing for harsher punishments for their creators. She says it's taken a toll on both her and her family to deal with …

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Local meteorologist Bree Smith says she has been a target of deepfake sexualized image…

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Bree Smith delivered a powerful testimony to Tennessee lawmakers about the impact AI d…

A former TV news meteorologist has shared how she was left 'devastated' and 'traumatized' as doctored images and semi-nude deepfake videos of her spread across the internet last year.

Bree Smith, 43, shared her experience at Tennessee House…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) --- State leaders are working to pass legislation to hold people accountable for spreading fake content on the internet used to impersonate people or deceive people.

Bree Smith, former Nashville meteorologist and TV …

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State leaders are working to pass legislation to hold people accountable for spreading fake content on the internet used to impersonate people or deceive peop…

Former NewsChannel 5 meteorologist Bree Smith said she was "devastated" when imposter social media accounts claiming to be her began to solicit personal information and money from fans last fall.

"These accounts used fake pictures that show…

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Former NewsChannel 5 Meteorologist Bree Smith delivered an emotional testimony before the state House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Wednesday, after being a victim of deepfakes --- sexually …

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Former NewsChannel 5 Meteorologist Bree Smith delivered an emotional testimony before the state House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Wednesday, after being a victim of deepfakes --- sexually …

A bill making it illegal to post "intimate" deep fakes online passed in the Tennessee House on April 21 as former NewsChannel 5 meteorologist Bree Smith --- a deep fake victim and the main driver of the legislation --- looked on with her fa…

When Bree Smith watched the state Senate vote on a bill banning "intimate" deep fakes online, she had her sons, ages 11 and 7, sitting next to her.

Smith, a popular meteorologist who parted ways with NewsChannel 5 earlier this year, advocat…

For nearly a decade, Bree Smith was a familiar face in Nashville. But, in January, the mom and former TV meteorologist stopped appearing on the local CBS-affiliated station --- a decision she made after months of fighting against deepfakes,…

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A Nashville mom and former TV meteorologist says she's the victim of an online sextort…

A beloved former Nashville meteorologist is speaking out after discovering lifelike deepfake pornographic videos of herself online - a chilling violation that left her shaken and humiliated.

'I cry myself to sleep most nights... mostly beca…