{"id":346706,"date":"2025-12-14T03:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T03:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/346706\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T03:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T03:47:16","slug":"jacob-elordi-caught-in-exchange-with-paparazzi-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/346706\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Elordi caught in exchange with paparazzi in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/jacob-elordi\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Jacob Elordi \">Jacob Elordi<\/a> has \ufeffdelivered a stern message to the paparazzi, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/frankenstein-star-jacob-elordi-clashes-with-security-guard-venice-film-festival\/8aa27839-a045-4746-8aed-f74f9d05281a\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"heated exchange\">heated exchange<\/a> with a Parisian photographer caught on camera.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/jacob-elordi-life-career-rise-to-fame-everything-to-know-explainer\/4c3a9b81-8731-45ee-9238-3e38dc999618\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"28-year-old\">28-year-old<\/a> was captured walking through\ufeff Gare du Nord train station in Paris on December 10 surrounded by multiple bodyguards as the paparazzi followed him.<\/p>\n<p>One photographer, Amar Taoualit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DSE6j57iOEt\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"shared a video\">shared a video<\/a> where he continued to say &#8220;we love you&#8221;, until the \ufeffAussie actor came to a stop in front of an elevator, before he removed his headphones and decided to speak up.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video above\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/de66219d-392c-4eae-a19f-c4582b0d007f.jpeg\" \/>Jacob Elordi was caught in a heated exchange in a Paris train station. (Variety via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You make it really hard for me to live when you do this,&#8221; he told the photographer, who responded, &#8220;We love you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The actor quickly responded, &#8220;I don&#8217;t love you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You make it really hard for me to live, all of you,&#8221; he continued, &#8220;You make it really hard for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/kitchen.nine.com.au\/latest\/changs-crispy-noodle-salad-recipe-origin-story-beloved-australian-dish\/58c6978f-79a2-4e6a-854d-b8615a80f4a3\" target=\"\" title=\"Heartwarming origin story of &#039;Australia&#039;s favourite salad&#039;\ufeff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Heartwarming origin story of &#8216;Australia&#8217;s favourite salad&#8217;\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/money\/christmas-gifts-spending-money-how-much-for-each-child-australia-poll-exclusive\/bd43fc3c-8265-4503-b17d-b3d7cdbc4222\" target=\"\" title=\"Stark reality revealed as Aussies are asked simple question\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stark reality revealed as Aussies are asked simple question<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/jacob-elordi-life-career-rise-to-fame-everything-to-know-explainer\/4c3a9b81-8731-45ee-9238-3e38dc999618\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\" &#039;I went to bed a normal person and woke to 4m strangers following me&#039;\">&#8216;I went to bed a normal person and woke to 4m strangers following me&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/31616939-fb9e-4829-926f-ccfe11de74bb.jpeg\" \/>Elordi issued a heartfelt plea to the photographer. (GC Images)<\/p>\n<p>The photographer said, &#8220;we love your work\ufeff&#8221; as the Euphoria star boarded the elevator.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange caused some debate among viewers, with some \ufeffsaying the actor&#8217;s reaction was over-the-top.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He would&#8217;ve been fine all alone. The security made everyone notice him and look at him, and the security looks ridiculous, like a publicity stunt\ud83d\ude02. This whole thing is so cringe,&#8221; said one.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/3eeb8248-a55b-448e-a5ad-1deeff7fcdf2.jpeg\"  alt=\"Jacob Elordi at The 16th Governors Awards held at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood on November 16, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. \"\/>Viwers were divided on the actor&#8217;s stance. (WWD via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re in the public with everyone else, you have to behave like everyone else. Or don&#8217;t take the Eurostar,&#8221; another said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is famous because of people and he acts like that?&#8221; one questioned.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whoever this &#8216;celebrity&#8217; is, just get over yourself. If you want to fade into the crowd, just wear a Covid type mask and then problem solved,&#8221; one shared.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans defended the Frankenstein actor and his right to privacy.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is honestly heartbreaking \ud83d\udc94Fame is not a free pass for the world to ignore someone&#8217;s boundaries. Paparazzi may choose this profession, but that doesn&#8217;t take away a person&#8217;s right to exist without being hunted,&#8221; one said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can love someone&#8217;s work without making their life harder to live. Jacob deserves the same basic humanity and space as anyone else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For a daily dose of 9honey, <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=honey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to our newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/2014\/12\/08\/23\/55\/aussie-celebs-then-and-now\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/4dd9ab13-0b85-4ea8-888a-1bda08b711d6.jpeg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aussie celebs at the beginning of their career vs. now<\/p>\n<p>Another added, &#8220;Imagine being a star, and being constantly followed and filmed by strangers who said &#8216;I love you&#8217;. It&#8217;s not love bro, this is harassment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Elordi has previously spoken out about the toll of the media, sharing that he almost quit acting \ufeffwhen he first became famous.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[That] might sound quite sensitive and dramatic, but I am sensitive and I&#8217;m very dramatic,&#8221; he told GQ in 2022, while recalling the first time he was photographed by paparazzi.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/d7dc78af-f32d-4524-962e-4401b305efd0.png\"  alt=\"Jacob Elordi as The Creature in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.\"\/>Jacob Elordi has most recently starred as The Creature in Guillermo del Toro&#8217;s Frankenstein. (Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hated being a character to the public. I felt so far from myself<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It felt like, all of a sudden, I was a poster. Like I was a billboard&#8230; for sale. Then my brain went through the wringer. 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