Jacob Elordi Asks Paparazzi to Back Off During Paris Date

A quiet walk back to a hotel turned tense for Jacob Elordi and Kendall Jenner on Monday night in Paris, when the actor asked photographers to stop flashing cameras in their faces. The moment was first reported by Just Jared, which shared video of the confrontation on Instagram.

Elordi, 29, and Jenner, 30, were on a date in the French capital when photographers spotted them heading back to their hotel. According to the report, the cameras’ flashes started going off almost immediately, and Jenner was seen shielding her eyes as the group closed in.

That’s when Elordi stepped in. He asked the photographers directly to stop, saying: “Can we just walk home? Stop, stop, stop. Can we just walk home back to our hotel? No flash, just let us walk. Just let us go.”

Despite the request, the photographers kept following the couple. Elordi and Jenner ultimately crossed the street in an effort to shake them, according to the report.

A Relationship That’s Played Out Across the Globe

Jacob Elordi and Jenner have been romantically linked since March 2026, when they were first spotted together at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party. The pair has since been seen in a string of locations that suggest a relationship built around travel as much as red carpets.

They turned up together at Coachella in April, then were photographed in Hawaii, Montecito, and Japan in the months that followed. In June, the couple was spotted in Byron Bay, Australia, Elordi’s home country, where they took his dog for a hike through the coastal town.

Paris now joins that list, though this stop came with a far less relaxed atmosphere than a beach hike with a dog.

Why Paparazzi Moments Like This Keep Happening

Jacob Elordi, an Oscar-nominated actor, and Jenner, a longtime professional model, both draw heavy photographer attention pretty much everywhere they go, especially once their relationship became public. Paris in particular has a reputation among celebrities for aggressive street photography, since French paparazzi have historically worked with fewer restrictions than crews in some other major cities.

That dynamic has put plenty of famous couples in similar spots over the years: politely asking for space, getting ignored, then just trying to outwalk the cameras. Monday’s incident fits that same pattern almost exactly.

Neither Elordi nor Kendall Jenner has publicly commented further on the incident beyond what was captured on video. It’s also unclear whether the photographers eventually stopped following them after they crossed the street.

For now, the clip stands as the latest data point in a relationship that’s unfolded almost entirely in public view, from Oscar parties to festival fields to, now, a tense sidewalk standoff in Paris.

Source: Just Jared