Jacob Elordi Labeled A ‘Diva’ After ‘Super Rude’ Behavior At Film Festival

Jacob Elordi’s Venice Film Festival moment is going viral for all the wrong reasons. The “Euphoria” and “Saltburn” star was caught on camera in a tense exchange with a festival official at the world premiere of “Frankenstein,” and fans aren’t letting it slide. In a TikTok that’s racked up thousands of views, Jacob Elordi can be heard clapping back with, “Don’t ever tell me what to do!” while trying to pose for selfies, sparking a heated debate online about whether the rising Hollywood actor was being protective of his fans or just plain rude.

The drama unfolded Saturday in Venice as Elordi stopped to greet fans on the red carpet. According to eyewitnesses, the actor appeared to be chatting with a man described by many online as a “bodyguard” when the interaction took a sour turn.

Elordi leaned toward the barricade of fans, declaring, “I’m going to take a picture right here,” before snapping at the man, “Don’t ever tell me what to do!” The official’s response wasn’t clear in the video, but fans say he appeared to be urging the actor along as the crowd grew.

While Elordi carried on posing for selfies and signing autographs, the tense moment was enough to ignite a storm of criticism online.

The backlash was swift. Many social media users branded the actor “super rude,” accusing him of disrespecting someone simply doing their job. One fan wrote, “Ladies… I fear we have created a DIVA,” while another added bluntly, “That was really super rude of Elordi.”

Others sympathized with the official caught in the middle. Comments poured in defending his role, with one saying, “He’s there for your safety. He’s doing his job,” and another chiming in, “Poor guy, he was just doing his job.” Some took it even further, predicting that Elordi would turn on the same team that was protecting him, “But if he gets hurt, he’ll blame the bodyguard.”

One frustrated fan summed it up with, “Honestly, the entitlement of some celebrities.”

Not everyone was ready to cancel the Australian actor. A handful of fans suggested there could be more context behind the clip. “Guys, you don’t understand, these security guys aren’t what they seem,” one commenter wrote. “They are controlling and work for management, not the actor. There’s more behind the scenes.”

Others tried to see both sides, with one fan admitting, “I can understand both perspectives. But usually bodyguards have a better understanding of situations that could end up being dangerous.”

The Venice drama comes on the heels of Elordi’s reported breakup with influencer Olivia Jade Giannulli. The couple, who first sparked dating rumors in late 2021, have recently gone their separate ways. Neither Elordi nor Giannulli has publicly addressed the split, but sources close to the pair say their romance has officially fizzled out.

Their relationship was always a bit of a rollercoaster. The two were first spotted grabbing coffee in L.A.’s Silver Lake neighborhood just a month after Elordi’s high-profile split from Kaia Gerber. At the time, insiders were divided, with some insisting they were “casually dating,” while others claimed it wasn’t anything serious.

By August 2022, Elordi and Giannulli had reportedly ended their romance, only to rekindle it less than a year later. In June 2023, the couple was seen vacationing in Italy before spending time with Olivia Jade’s famous parents, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, at their lake house in Idaho. Just weeks later, PEOPLE confirmed the couple was officially back together and “getting serious.”