“Heated Rivalry” star Hudson Williams tells off a group of autograph seekers who were following him to a private residence in Paris for his autograph. The confrontation was captured in a now viral video Shared on social media on Monday.
As Williams got out of the car, someone handed him photographs and asked for his autograph. Williams, clearly upset, told them, “Guys, you followed me to my apartment.” place, Diversity Turns out, there is a temporary apartment while the actor is in Paris.
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As the group tried to apologize for following them, Williams snatched the photos out of their hands and said, “No sorry. You can’t do that. It’s really weird, okay? You can’t do that. It’s so weird. You guys are not fans. You’re really creepy and you just followed me, okay? You don’t do that. You don’t do that.”
Williams tries to burn his photographs with a lighter, but is unable to catch hold of them. Then he says, “I’ll burn it at home. Now please leave, you’re going crazy. No, sorry, go away. I want to see you. Get on your little bike.”
One supportive fan commented on the video, “Being a celebrity doesn’t take away your right to privacy. Stop normalizing stalking and call it what it is. Come on. People. Live.”
Another fan commented, “I feel so bad for her. She’s being treated like a zoo animal! She deserves to move around freely without being harassed.”
This is not the first time Williams has called out her fans about his inappropriate behavior. In March, she and her “Heated Rivalry” co-star, François Arnaud, posted dual statements on their Instagram accounts, telling viewers who posted hateful comments on their castmates’ social media accounts.
“Do not call yourself a fan if you share any kind of racist/gay/bi/misogynistic/ageist/ablet/anti-social/bigot comments,” the statement said. “None of us need your disgusting ‘love’.”
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