LOS ANGELES  –  Nina Dobrev is going viral for a rather confusing red carpet moment that has left everyone talking. At Venice International Film Festival, the actress faced a rather “embarrassing” exchange with security. The Vampire Diaries star was seemingly “kicked off” red carpet while trying to pose for photos in her stunning dress. She wore an Armani Privé strapless sequin gown for premiere of Ink on Wednesday, September 2. Nina stood in front of the waiting photographers who were calling her name before she was interrupted by an unnamed man in a dark suit. He came up to her side and raised his arm, seemingly gesturing for her to leave carpet while muttering something to Nina, who looked confused and unimpressed by exchange.

A woman off camera appeared to intervene, allowing Nina a few seconds to pose for photos before another man in a suit ushered her off the carpet.

Nina looked in disbelief as she walked away, giving an awkward smile while raising her hand to the crowd.

The humiliating exchange was, of course, caught on camera, and the clips uploaded on social media spread like wildfire, with many users shocked by the moment. “Is this guy crazy? Poor Nina,” one person wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

A second, in support of Nina Dobrev, commented, “Why did they send Nina Dobrev away like that from the Venice red carpet?”