No Netflix Deal! Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's reported $13.5 million docuseries confirmed as AI scam

Jamaican sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's reported $13.5 million deal with Netflix has been confirmed false, as the news was only generated from AI-generated posts.

In various news reports, the track legend was said to have signed the lucrative deal for a seven-episode series documenting her inspiring journey in sprinting.

Now, in a new development, the Jamaican Gleaner has stated that there is no such agreement and that fact-checking outlets have debunked the circulating stories.

These fake reports are part of a growing trend of misinformation targeting celebrities. The scam allegedly also implicated figures like Ja Morant, Stephen Colbert, and Elon Musk in similar bogus Netflix agreements, all of which have since been dismissed as false.

Fondly called 'Pocket Rocket', Fraser-Pryce retired this year after competing at the World Championships in Tokyo, where she got to the women's 100m final and ran the lead-off leg for the young Jamaican 4x100m squad as they won the silver medal behind the USA.

The track legend's career spanned 18 years, which began at the 2007 Osaka World Championships, where she was part of the Jamaican 4x100m silver medal-winning team.

Her individual championship debut was at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, where she became Jamaica's first and the Caribbean's first woman to win an Olympic 100m gold medal.

Since then, the 38-year-old has gone on to become a five-time world 100m champion and twelve world titles in total, a seven-time Olympic medallist, five-time Diamond League champion, her 100m personal best of 10.60s is the third fastest in history, and has been awarded several individual accolades.

Fraser-Pryce's success on the track, including her consistency at major championships, helped to usher in the golden age of Jamaican women's sprinting.