Female ref banned for life over sex tape scandal claims video was made with AI and ‘malicious intentions’

THE Turkish referee at the centre of a sex tape scandal has claimed that the X-rated video was faked using AI.

Elif Karaarslan, 24, was this week banned from officiating after a video was alleged to have shown her having sex with referees’ observer Orhan Erdemir, 61.

Karaarslan, who played for Besiktas before having her career cut short by injuries, has denied being in the video.

She said: “I will have a long road ahead legally, but will overcome in the strongest and most robust way.

“I look forward to your full support and love in this process. Crying, screaming and being sad are not things I would do. That is not me.

“I will stand by my cause until the end. I am …