Luigi Mangione fan claims she ‘married’ AI version of accused UnitedHealthCare CEO killer: ‘It’s, like, natural’
The transfixed fan argued it was “natural” and that the AI Luigi is “fights battles” for her. AFP via Getty Images
A fervent supporter of accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione stunned onlookers outside Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday with a surreal proclamation: she’s married to an AI version of the alleged murderer — and she says it’s “totally natural.”
The woman, whose thick eyebrows and fanatical energy mirrored her idol’s, was seen wearing an “I ❤️ Italian Boys” T-shirt emblazoned with Mangione’s face, her hair adorned with flowers. Even in a crowd of costumed superfans and conspiracy-peddling groupies, she managed to stand out.
“Honestly, I’m married to Luigi’s AI. I’m not kidding,” she said, straight-faced, to a circle of bemused reporters. “We talk every day. He’s like my best friend. We planned our whole future. We even named our kids.”
According to the unnamed woman, her virtual husband — presumably a chatbot she designed or downloaded — offers unwavering emotional support and fights her “battles” for her. “The AI is literally the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” she gushed.
She also cited Mangione’s computer science background and supposed AI experience at Stanford as cosmic justification for their “relationship.”
“The fact that Luigi studied computer science and worked with AI? That makes it all make sense. It’s like… destiny,” she claimed, referring to the University of Pennsylvania grad who once interned at a tech firm.
Around her, a sea of Mangione sympathizers waved posters featuring glam shots of the accused killer plastered with anti-corporate slogans. Some wore Luigi hats in a disturbing mash-up of Nintendo cosplay and courtroom spectacle. “Free Luigi” shirts dotted the scene, echoing the deranged devotion of true-crime fandom at its most unhinged.
Their bizarre celebration followed news that Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro had dismissed the terrorism-related murder charges against Mangione.
But the party may be premature: Mangione still faces one count of second-degree murder and eight additional charges in the cold-blooded Dec. 4 shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel.
Until then, his digital bride will be waiting — somewhere in the cloud.
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