Can a real celebrity appear in an AI video?
19 of the 27 tools' texts name celebrities or public figures. Each is listed below with its statement and field, then quoted. From 19 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Tool | What the text says | Field |
|---|---|---|
| Character App | Identifiable real people need their explicit consent, classmates and celebrities alike | Likeness |
| Google Flow | Generating videos of prominent people is not supported anywhere | Likeness |
| Grok Imagine | Deceptively impersonating a real person is prohibited | Likeness |
| HeyGen | Real people, celebrities included, need their explicit consent | Likeness |
| invideo | Deepfakes impersonating a real public figure or private person are prohibited | Likeness |
| Krea | Impersonating people without consent, deepfakes included, is prohibited | Likeness |
| LTX Studio | Output with any person's likeness or voice needs clearance, celebrity or not | Likeness |
| Luma AI | Creating deepfakes or impersonating any person is prohibited | Likeness |
| Midjourney | Imagery of real people, famous or not, that could harass or harm is prohibited | Likeness |
| Moonvalley | Impersonating politicians or celebrities is prohibited for non-satirical purposes | Likeness |
| OpenArt | Showing someone doing or saying what they did not, a deepfake, is prohibited | Likeness |
| Pika | Impersonating anyone without authorization, consent and legal right is prohibited | Likeness |
| PixVerse | Recognizable real people and celebrities need the necessary permissions | Likeness |
| Runway | Using another person's image, video or voice without permission is prohibited | Likeness |
| SceneMixer | Deepfakes of real people need documented consent | Likeness |
| Story.com | User content must not violate anyone's privacy or publicity rights | Likeness |
| Synthesia | Impersonating any person or entity is prohibited | Likeness |
| Topview | Avatars impersonating celebrities or officials for fraud are strictly prohibited | Likeness |
| Vidu | Infringing a person's portrait, reputation or privacy rights is prohibited | Likeness |
Inclusion rule. Tools in the register whose quoted policy text names celebrities or public figures, or an unambiguous synonym. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.
1What this means for the scene
The rules on famous people vary most. Some require consent, one blocks prominent people entirely, and others only bar deception or harm. None of them treats fame as consent, and a cameo that looks like a real person is the scene most likely to meet a hard stop.
2The words themselves
You may not generate content depicting identifiable real people — private individuals, celebrities, public figures, co-workers, classmates, ex-partners, or anyone else — without their explicit consent
Character App Content Policy
Generating videos of prominent people.
Google Flow Help, Where you can use Google Flow
Deceptively impersonating a real person
SpaceXAI Acceptable Use Policy
Represent real individuals, including celebrities or public figures, without their explicit consent
HeyGen Moderation Policy
You shall not create deepfakes or other synthetic media that realistically impersonate a real individual, whether a public figure or a private person
invideo Usage Policy
actions and content which impersonate individuals without their consent (e.g. "deepfakes")
Krea Terms of Service
You may not use the Platform to generate Output that contains the name, image, likeness, appearance, voice, persona, or biographical information of any person, celebrity or otherwise, without securing clearance
LTX Studio Terms of Service
create deepfakes or similarly deceptive Output; impersonate any person or entity or claim a false affiliation or identity
Luma AI Terms of Service
- Section 4Identifiable real people need their explicit consent, classmates and celebrities alikeReal people, celebrities and public figures
- Unsupported featuresGenerating videos of prominent people is not supported anywhere
- Privacy and publicityDeceptively impersonating a real person is prohibited
- Section 2Real people, celebrities included, need their explicit consentAvatars
- Clause 2.3Deepfakes impersonating a real public figure or private person are prohibited
- Section 6Impersonating people without consent, deepfakes included, is prohibitedUsage restrictions
- Section 4.4Output with any person's likeness or voice needs clearance, celebrity or notClearance
- Restrictions (c)Creating deepfakes or impersonating any person is prohibited
- RulesImagery of real people, famous or not, that could harass or harm is prohibited
- Fraudulent or misleading contentImpersonating politicians or celebrities is prohibited for non-satirical purposes
- Section 4.3Showing someone doing or saying what they did not, a deepfake, is prohibitedRestrictions on content generation
- Prohibited usesImpersonating anyone without authorization, consent and legal right is prohibited
- Sharing contentRecognizable real people and celebrities need the necessary permissionspublic figures and others' IP
- Rights of othersUsing another person's image, video or voice without permission is prohibited
- Section 04Deepfakes of real people need documented consentAcceptable use
- Prohibited user contentUser content must not violate anyone's privacy or publicity rights
- ImpersonationImpersonating any person or entity is prohibiteddeception and abuse of individual rights
- Strictly prohibited uses and anti-fraud policyAvatars impersonating celebrities or officials for fraud are strictly prohibited
- Prohibited contentInfringing a person's portrait, reputation or privacy rights is prohibited
3Who addresses the field without naming it
On real-person likeness, the texts of Adobe Firefly, Arcloop, Dreamina, Hailuo AI, Higgsfield, Kling AI, Pippit and SkyReels say something, but not about celebrities or public figures (8 tools). No tool in the register is silent on the field.