Logan Paul has accused an OnlyFans creator of circulating a fake AI image that disrupted his record-setting Pokémon card auction.
In a video posted Wednesday, January 21, titled “She Lied And Cost Me $10,200,000,” Paul said he woke up to a text from his publicist showing a press release photo of a woman in a Pikachu costume wearing what appeared to be his ultra-rare Illustrator Pokémon card around her neck.
The image, which ran on TMZ and other sites, claimed the model submitted a private $10.2 million offer for the card.
“There’s only one problem with that,” Paul said in the video. “It’s not real. It’s not a real f***ing photograph. I’ve never met that girl.”
The woman, identified on Instagram as @bunni.emmie, later responded in a video of her own, admitting the image was AI-generated but still claimed she wanted to buy it.
“Now that I have your attention, Logan, yes, that pic was AI,” she wrote on Instagram. “But I actually didn’t lie. I love Pokémon and have been collecting for years.”
She went on to say she planned to attend the live auction in Philadelphia and might still place a bid through Goldin.
The rare card, which Paul purchased in 2021 for $5.275 million and later wore around his neck during a WrestleMania appearance, has already broken its own record as the most expensive Pokémon card in history.
“It says in the article she submitted a $10.2 million private offer,” Paul said in the vlog. “They quote her saying, “‘I offered Logan two times what is being bid at auction right now… it has true meaning to me.'”
Paul said he had no plans to pull the card from the Goldin auction despite the controversy.
The 28-year-old, who also owns the Prime energy drink brand, used the moment to plug his upcoming WWE match and a new product line. But he circled back to the fake image, warning outlets like TMZ to better vet submissions.
“TMZ and all the other articles that published this, like, y’all gotta figure out a f***ing way to spot the fakes,” he said.
As of Wednesday, predictions on Polymarket suggest the card’s final sale price could top $13 million.
