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More often than not, it seems, if there\u2019s a story to tell about the way celebrities interact with paparazzi or red carpet photographers, it\u2019s not very positive. Oftentimes, actors are berated by these folks, and at times, they\u2019ve gone viral for calling them out. Well, recently, the 2026 Oscar nominee<\/a>, Michael B. Jordan, was at an event for The Academy, and he kind of had the opposite thing happen with the folks snapping his photo on the carpet.<\/p>\n In a video from the Oscars Nominees Luncheon, you can see Jordan walk up to his mark for the photos, and the photographers aren\u2019t really saying anything. Then, in the clip posted by On The Red Carpet<\/a>, you can hear the actor say:<\/p>\n Right after that, one photographer can be heard yelling, \u201cMichael over the shoulder,\u201d which was followed by them saying, \u201cHow\u2019s that?\u201d Well, add that to the list of things that probably don\u2019t happen on the carpet very often.<\/p>\n Clearly, the Creed star was thrown by it too, as the photographers joked that they could yell at him if that\u2019s what he preferred. In response, he said:<\/p>\n I\u2019m so used to it. It\u2019s too quiet. It\u2019s throwing me off.<\/p>\n Michael B. Jordan is a fashionable<\/a> man who has been in some amazing and high-profile movies. So, yes, when he walks on a carpet, people want photos of him. So, I get why he said he was \u201cused to\u201d being yelled at by photographers.<\/p>\n Now, going back to the video, right after he noted how thrown he was by the quiet camerapeople, the photographers got louder, yelling his name and directions for him to look in. Playing into it all, the Oscar nominee said:<\/p>\n There it is. That\u2019s right!<\/p>\n Well, this was all quite delightful! First of all, I love that the photographers weren\u2019t yelling at Jordan to look at them, and I find it funny that he joked with them about it.<\/p>\n Plus, I love that it goes totally against the stories we tend to hear about photographers and celebrities.<\/p>\n I\u2019m used to stories about obscene comments paparazzi made<\/a> at people like Keira Knightley or reports about how someone like Justin Bieber confronted photographers<\/a> on the street. Also, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever forget Chappell Roan calling out loud photographers on the carpet.<\/p>\n Overall, there\u2019s a long and storied history of photographers yelling at celebs and them occasionally clapping back. So, to see Michael B. Jordan stunned over how quiet the people with cameras were was hilariously shocking. It also left me hoping that maybe the tides are turning, and the relationship between paparazzi and celebrities will become a little calmer and more respectful.<\/p>\n I guess we\u2019ll see if that\u2019s true in Jordan\u2019s case when the Oscars air on the 2026 TV schedule<\/a> on March 15. His movie, Sinners, has a historic number of nominations<\/a>, including one for his performance. So, I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll be posing for photos on the carpet with Ryan Coogler and co, and I hope the people taking his pictures are as nice as the folks at the luncheon were.<\/p>\n