The graffiti artist who tagged Rockstar’s giant GTA 6 mural in Brooklyn has struck again, tagging another GTA ad despite a wave of backlash from fans.
Known as Jelous, the artist first sprayed his tag across the hand-painted mural on Wythe Avenue and North 11th Street in Williamsburg, less than a month after it was completed on October 10.
Jelous says he “just went for it”
A black and white “JELOUS” tag covered much of the bottom of the Brooklyn mural, including Lucia’s legs, though Jason, the Rockstar logo and the game’s title were left untouched.
After the backlash, Jelous hid the comments on his Instagram post, but that hasn’t stopped him. He has now tagged another GTA ad [LOCATION/DETAILS], and opened up about why he did it in an interview with Brick and Grit.
“I grew up playing GTA, so when I saw the ad, I knew I had to put my tag on it. It wasn’t planned. I saw the opportunity and just went for it,” he said.
He also hit back at fans upset by the tag. “People don’t understand graffiti culture. I didn’t go over a mural, I tagged an advertisement. What surprised me most was how personally people took it.”
“It’s ironic how GTA celebrates chaos and lawlessness, yet a little real-life vandalism gets everyone so upset,” he added.
Despite the backlash, Jelous said he was surprised by the attention. “I never imagined it would blow up like this, but it’s cool to see how much conversation a simple tag has started.”
GTA 6 fans split over Jelous tag
Comments on his second post are still open, and fans haven’t held back. “Using GTA 6 fame because he knows otherwise his account would be dead,” reads the most-liked comment, while another wrote, “Imagine thinking that those horrible letters look good lol.”
Others backed him, though. “Imagine getting mad at a real graff writer doing graffiti on a billboard about a game that centers around violence and living the street life,” one wrote, while another joked, “GTA taught us crime, it’s only right.”
Some even thought Rockstar might be on board, with one fan commenting, “Lol bro GTA might actually like this. I think it’s great promo all around.”
Rockstar hasn’t commented on either tag, or said whether the Brooklyn mural will be repaired ahead of the game’s November 19 release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
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