The dancehall singer Vybz Kartel, who meets one life sentence accused of manslaughter, reappeared in a music video after 11 years using deepfake technology.
It's about the song “Sixteen” of Rvssian, in which the dancehall star “pops up” also with the American rapper Trippie Redd, in a clip directed by Shane Creative.
The realistic representation of the Jamaican singer, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, in the video it was the designer's work VFXByRez, with what is probably the first time this deepfake technology has been used in a dancehall video.
Serious health problems for Kartel
The appearance of this video occurs just when those close to Kartel have assured that the singer is suffering from various health problems in prison.
According to these reports, the singer suffers two heart conditions in addition to Graves' disease, a disorder that affects your immune system.
His lawyer, Isat Buchanan, maintained that the condition of the singer “it is life threatening”, given that his heart problems are getting worse and that without surgery they could lead to a fatal outcome.
“His face is actually swollen and like I said, one of the things is that he always wears glasses because the condition he has makes his eyes bulge out”, Buchanan highlighted, as detailed Dancehall Mag.
