The photo has been viewed millions of times and sparked wild speculation online: who was the mysterious ‘man in the fedora hat’ in an image taken just after the jewel theft from the Louvre in Paris last month? Did he have anything to do with the robbery? Was he the product of artificial intelligence? None of that, as the AP news agency – which took the photo – found out.
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Pedro (15) suddenly became world famous with a photo after the Louvres robbery: ‘People said I was a star’
Bytaketonews
Nov 10, 2025