Hudson Williams Fires Back at Aggressive Autograph Hunters in Viral Video

This story originally appeared on Out.The unexpected popularity of Heated Rivalry thrust its stars into the limelight almost overnight, but with their rise to fame came a loss of privacy that Hudson Williams is now acutely aware of.Williams is currently being escorted by a bodyguard around France's capital for Paris Fashion Week, but it’s not the fans who gather outside his hotel asking for autographs that bother the newly minted A-Lister; it’s the people trying to make a quick buck at his expense.Fans got to see another side of the normally happy-go-lucky actor when he tried to light one of his own photographs on fire after telling alleged autograph sellers: “You guys aren’t fans.”In a video circulating on social media, the 25-year-old actor exited his chauffeured car on July 11 only to be approached by men who are reportedly autograph sellers trying to pass him his own headshots to sign.“Guys, you just followed me to my residence,” Williams says in the video. “No ‘sorry’. You can’t do this. This is really f**king weird. You can’t f**king do this. You guys aren’t fans, you’re being really creepy and you just followed me. You don’t do this.” Autograph dealers hunt down celebrities, get them to sign memorabilia under the guise of being a fan, only to turn around and sell the autograph for a hefty profit.“I’m gonna burn this,” Williams adds with his photograph in his hand. “Now please f****** leave. You’re demented. I wanna watch you hop on your little bike.”Williams doesn’t raise his voice, but he unsuccessfully attempts to use a lighter to burn the photos before the people with him encourage him to walk away.When the men continue to follow him and film their interaction, Williams says, “You just followed me on a bike,” and tells them to leave.Like all stars, Williams has signed that age-old Faustian bargain: gain fame and fortune in exchange for losing your ability to lead a private life. The problem comes when fans