LeBron James has sent a Cease & Desist letter to an AI company that went viral for its ability to make “brainrot” videos of the NBA star.
Throughout most of 2025, TikTok videos showing an AI version of Lebron James took over the FYP of millions of users on the app.
One video posted in February shows James as a mermaid, swimming through the ocean to the tune of ‘Under the Sea’ from The Little Mermaid. The viral videos quickly gained the NBA star’s attention, prompting him to take legal action in order to keep them from using his likeness in AI videos.
LeBron James hits out at AI company behind “brainrot” videos
According to 404Media, users on the Interlink AI Discord server were actively learning how to create AI videos of LeBron James that they could post on TikTok – with many of them going viral after doing so.
However, in late June, mods told members that they decided to remove all “realistic people models” from the AI platform.
“This change comes after we ran into legal issues involving a highly valued basketball player, and to avoid any further complications, we’ve chosen to take a proactive approach and fully remove all realistic likenesses from the site,” one mod said in a Discord post.
The publication confirmed with Jason Stacks, the founder of Interlink AI’s parent company, FlickUp, that the basketball player in question was in fact LeBron James. He also shared the news in a post on Instagram.
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