Rapper and record producer Tyler the Creator has called out a fan after they shared CCTV footage of him online.
Celebrity privacy has been a topic that's gaining increasing attention in recent months, with several celebrities making a point of asking for more distinction between their public and private life.
Tyler the Creator is the latest celebrity to call someone out over this, taking to his social media page to highlight a post of him that a fan had made.
Many people would love to take a selfie with our favourite actor or musician, and celebrities are often more than happy to oblige fans who ask politely and respectfully.
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But on this occasion the footage in question wasn't a selfie or a posed picture, it was CCTV footage of him browsing in a shop, just like anybody else would be.
Tyler took to Instagram and said that this had violated his privacy as even though he did speak with the shop owner, he had just been minding his own business at the time.
In a post with a still from the footage, he wrote: "so annoying. just existing, living, mind your biz and next thing u know its security camera footage of you just existing uploaded so folks can either prove they saw you or get some engagement they crave."
He went on to acknowledge that he does 'understand the excitement' that someone may feel when a famous person turns up.
However, he said: "The behavior is going to morph into everyone having footage or anything involving them uploaded for content."
He added: "Doctors office, grocery store, with the way ring and other home things are, soon brushing your teeth or taking a p*ss is gonna become content without you knowing."
Giving some examples, he wrote how people may end up saying 'lol why did he look at the sink like that', or 'who gets blood work in a hat like that'.
The musician even expressed some regret over the situation, writing: "Sucks too cause i congratulated this girl on her amazing book store, keeping physical media alive...even signed something out of pure appriciation [sic] for what she was doing."
He added: "I wanna be able to brush this stuff off but im gonna keep being vocal about this.
"Yall know how i feel with the relationship people think they have with musicians/actors/etc just because they like some songs or a movie or clothing etc. not over here, space should be respected no matter how many lyrics you know."
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Kit Roberts