Tyler, the Creator slams fans for invading his personal privacy: “So annoying”
Tyler, the Creator has asked fans to respect his privacy after security footage of him was leaked for the second time this year.
Last month, footage of the musician perusing a book shop in Mexico City while in the area for his tour did the rounds. The star does not know that he is being filmed at the time, and that it would soon become content without his consent.
“So annoying,” the star began on his Instagram stories, which he took to, to air his frustration.
He continued, “Just existing, living, mind your biz and next thing you know it’s security camera footage of you just existing uploaded so folks can either prove they saw you or get some engagement they crave.”
Though Tyler, the Creator admitted that he can “understand the excitement,” he shared that “the behaviour is going to morph into everyone having footage or anything involving them uploaded for content. doctors office, grocery store, with the way ring and other home things are, soon brushing your teeth or taking a piss is gonna become content without you knowing. ‘lol’ ‘why did he look at the sink like that’ ‘who gets blood work in a hat like that’ type of comments will flood, rather than folks really understanding how weird it is.”
Of this specific incident, he added, “Sucks too cause I congratulated this girl on her amazing book store, keeping physical media alive…even signed something out of pure appreciation for what she was doing.”
Candidly, he continued, “I wanna be able to brush this stuff off but I’m gonna keep being vocal about this. Y’all 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. love.”
This incident is similar to a situation in February, where footage of Tyler, the Creator and Lil Yachty leaked online without his consent.
Last year, the star surprise-released his new album, Don’t Tap the Glass, which was subsequently nominated for ‘Best Alternative Music Album’ at the Grammys.
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