Overview

• The actors filed separate suits on September 6 seeking $450,000 in damages and permanent injunctions over AI‑generated videos using their likeness.
• They are asking the court to require Google/YouTube to add safeguards so uploaded videos do not train external AI models.
• The filings include hundreds of links and screenshots alleging egregious or sexually explicit AI content, prompting the takedown order for 518 specified links and posts.
• The court asked Google to submit written responses ahead of the next hearing on January 15, 2026.
• Reuters found closely matching deepfake videos still on YouTube, which also lets creators opt in to share videos for third‑party AI training in a market of about 600 million users.