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Woman confronts man who took picture of her from behind at the gym

Woman confronts man who took picture of her from behind at the gym
Photo courtesy of j_rodriguezxo/ TikTok

A TikToker has received an overwhelming amount of support for confronting “a pig at Planet Fitness” who allegedly took a photo of her butt without her knowledge while working out.

Janelle Rodriguez, who goes by j_rodriguezxo on TikTok, shared countless videos to her TikTok account after the incident.

In the videos, she approaches the man and demands that he deletes the photo he took in front of her for confirmation

“Someone just came and told me that you took a photo of me,” she said in the first video that got 3.6 million views.

Acting confused, the man says, “I did?”

Rodriguez then asks if the man can show her the most recent photo on his phone. 

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She then threatens to tell a manager to show her the security cameras to prove whether or not the man took a photo of her. 

Rodriguez asks for his name which he hesitantly said was “Bob,” which she believes isn’t his real name.

In part two, she continuously demands to see his current photo on his phone. After a little while, he decided to show her his phone. 

A woman confronts a man for taking a photo of her at the gym without her consent

As he scrolled through his phone to show Rodriguez his current photo, she says “I’m just trying to get to the bottom of it because that’s really disrespectful if you did.”

Then a caption appears across the video that reads: “He didn’t show me the most current pic, I saw a close-up of my butt on his phone!!!!!”

A woman confronts a man for taking a photo of her at the gym without her consent

She begins to shout saying “I see it right there, so you’re lying. Delete it right now before I make a f*****g scene,”she continues.

Within the third and fourth videos, The man appears to be leaving, but she continues to yell at him to delete the photo. He tells her to “relax” which agitates her even further to say “how dare you take a picture of me while I’m working out.”

A woman confronts a man for taking a photo of her at the gym without her consent

Afterward, she tells him to delete it again which ultimately prompts him to tap on his screen and apologize.

“OK, relax relax... I’m sorry,” he says.

Wanting to ensure that the photo is really gone, she urges him to delete it out of his recently deleted folder on his phone.

“I don’t want my body on your phone. This isn’t your body. F*****g piece of s**t. “

In another video answering questions, she stated that not once did somebody try to intervene in the situation, which is unfortunate.

A woman confronts a man for taking a photo of her at the gym without her consent

On Sunday, Rodriguez posted a video saying that the man’s gym membership was revoked, but she still wants a sincere apology and confirmation that it will never happen again.

Naturally many women and men praised her for her bravery as she stood up for herself.

“If she didn’t persist, he would never delete them pics. I’m so proud of baby girl,” said a commenter.

“Don’t be afraid to speak up! Even if you have doubts about the situation,” read another.

A third commented: “You’re so brave for standing up for yourself!!! Creeps like him need to be exposed.”

Way to go!

Check out the original clip here.

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