A man with Meta glasses hounds Philomena Cunk actress mid-shooting
Is this how “rizzing up” a famous actor looks?
Diane Morgan. Image by TikTok/Cybernews
- A man wearing Meta smart glasses filmed and harassed Diane Morgan during a Philomena Cunk shoot in Hollywood.
- Crew members intervened after he asked for Morgan’s name and phone number, then threatened them when asked to give space.
- TikTok commenters largely criticized the video, saying the man annoyed the crew rather than flirting with Morgan.
- The incident adds to privacy concerns over smart glasses, especially non-consensual filming of women in public places.
Key Takeaways by nexos.ai, reviewed by Cybernews staff.
The Emmy-nominated actress Diane Morgan, well-known for playing the Philomena Cunk character in a mockumentary series, fell victim to being filmed by a smart glasses wearer without consent.
The TikTok user who recorded Morgan in the middle of filming a series is unlikely to help to rehabilitate the reputation of Meta glasses wearers, increasingly called “glassholes” online.
The video, originally uploaded in May 2026 and first covered by Futurism, shows the man approaching Morgan, dressed as her Philomena Cunk character, while she is being filmed at Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
He asks Morgan her name and phone number, calling the actor “gorgeous.”
When Morgan bursts into laughter – likely an uncomfortable one – a male crew member intervenes, asking the man to “give some space” and gently pushing him.
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The smart glasses wearer tells the crew member, “not fucking touch” him and threatens with “having problems.”
He continues by asking whether Morgan’s team has a filming permit, while apparently recording without consent himself.
Another male crew member tries to de-escalate the situation, explaining that they are working.
“I’m in the middle of the shot right now, too, dude,” the man says, who then receives apologies from Morgan’s team.
The caption of the video says “rizzing up Cunk.” However, some TikTokers in the comment section appear to have a different view of the situation.
“It’s weird how you confused ‘annoying everyone’ with the word ‘rizzing,’” one user wrote.
“Me, when I choose to be an absolute dick, and nobody is on my side,” another TikToker wrote.
Regardless of whether Morgan felt “rizzed up” or simply annoyed, the situation illustrates growing backlash against smart glasses, which are being banned from courts, gyms, and bars.
The wearables earned the derogatory term “pervert glasses” due to being increasingly used to film women in public without their consent.
A 2026 BBC investigation found hundreds of non-consensual videos on social media recorded by dozens of influencers using smart glasses. The footage is used to give men tips on how to approach women, leaving them publicly humiliated.
Although smart glasses, such as Ray-Ban Meta, have an inbuilt LED light on the front frame that blinks during active recording to warn others, blocker covers are widely available online.
An analysis by Good Law Project, a UK-based non-profit, calls Meta’s glasses “an invasive, high-tech surveillance nightmare” for women on the other side of the lens.
It reads, “Meta’s glasses are supposed to make life easier for the wearer, but they strip away a right to anonymity for the rest of us, putting us all at risk.”
The California Senate is currently considering a bill that would establish criminal penalties for filming with smart glasses and other wearables “in any area within a place of business where that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy,” without their explicit consent.
In addition, the bill would make disabling an indicator of filming a misdemeanor.