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Tyler, the Creator Jokes He'll Hit Paparazzi and Win the Lawsuit

Tyler did not have time for the harassing tactics of the paparazzi after leaving an event.

Tyler, the Creator performing at Coachella.
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Tyler, the Creator does not have the time to deal with paparazzi.

In a video taken by celebrity photographer Kevin Wong, the Chromakopia artist was seen leaving GQ's Men of the Year event and was accosted by some of the paparazzi waiting outside. "Y'all n***as back the fuck up, for real," he told the crowd before getting into his car. "I will hit y'all n***as and win the lawsuit."

Someone in the crowd told him he was "not very nice," and he replied, "No I'm not, I'm actually an asshole." After a moment, he was finally able to drive off through the crowd.

Tyler isn't the only major artist to have recently expressed his frustration with invasive paparazzi. Last month, Lana Del Rey left a series of comments on a post to make it clear that she wasn't a fan of paparazzi using drones and a tracker to get photos and video of her and her husband Jeremy Dufrene.

It's been a big year for Tyler, the Creator, who delivered a huge performance at Coachella and scored his fastest-selling album to date with Chromakopia. The record, his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, has sat at the No. 1 spot for two weeks.

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