A photographer went viral after he was unceremoniously grabbed by security during a live TV broadcast of the Ballon d’Or.

The unscripted incident went out live on DAZN, with microphones picking up the photographer — who PetaPixel can identify as Bilal Zagaoui — telling the zealous security guard to “stop grabbing me.”

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The security guard ripped off Zagaoui’s lanyard in the melee. Despite initially being annoyed by the heavy-handed security tactics, he later joked about it on social media.

Zagaoui had an array of cameras with him for the Ballon d’Or — an award that recognizes the best soccer player in the world — including a Polaroid 195 Land Camera with which he was shooting FP100C instant color film. He used the setup to capture a portrait of this year’s recipient of the coveted Ballon d’Or, Harry Kane.

The security guard’s shoving wasn’t Zagaoui’s only drama of the night.…