This is the moment a news reporter was seen shouting and swearing at a member of the public who tried to photobomb his live report:
Callum Watkinson, a journalist for ITV Central, was in Birmingham city centre filming a piece in front of the camera when he was disturbed.
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Footage circulating on social media shows Watkinson walking towards the man and saying: "I'm not higher class than you, mate, I'm just trying to do a job. Have you got a job?"
When the anonymous bloke tells him he is in employment, Watkinson replies: "Well, don't f***ing do it, and I won't come into your workplace and start f***ing with you."
After being told to stop being 'rude', it looks as if Watkinson is walking back towards the spot where he was filming - presumably to go again.
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But he turns and heads back over to the man, adding: "If you get behind me again, I'll f***ing bang you out. Do you understand me?"
The footage then shows Watkinson say: "Why don't you get a job and then I'll come behind you and start being an idiot."
Upon told off in return, he asks the man: "Where do you work, Footlocker or McDonald's?
"How about 'sorry for messing up my work'? How about that? Do you know how hard it is to broadcast live to half a million people? Do you know how hard it is to concentrate? It's quite hard."
People have been debating the reporter's actions on Twitter, with one person tagging ITV Central in a post: "@ITVCentral Do you support Callum Watkinson's view on people who work at McDonald's and Footlocker?"
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Another person wrote: "Callum Watkinson understandably gets frustrated with his report being interrupted, but his sense of superiority and importance over someone who may work in Footlocker or McDonald's sickens me and should be addressed."
A third commented: "Callum Watkinson showing us how not to react, This is embarrassing behaviour and central news must act on it. Disgusting behaviour."
LADbible has approached ITV Central for comment.