Jemima Kirke - refuses to let go of Jay Z as he filmed for video Picasso Baby

It was something of a mammoth task - shooting his latest video over a seven-hour period.

But Jay Z ran into more trouble than just tiredness as he filmed for video Picasso Baby, after Girls actress Jemima Kirke got slightly over-excited.

The 28-year-old British actress had to be removed by security after clinging to Jay-Z and refusing to get off while he rapped to the crowd.


'She was acting totally nuts!' Jemima Kirke had to be removed by security when she refused to get off of Jay-Z during filming of his performance art video Picasso Baby

Artist and actress Jemima Kirke stars in Jay Z film Picasso Baby

A witness at the shoot told the New York Daily News: 'She was acting totally nuts! She kept jumping on his back like a little monkey.
'Someone was screaming "Get her off of him!" '
The shoot had started relatively smoothly with Jemima calmly sitting on the bench in the middle of the room as she took her turn being the subject of Jay Z's rap during the shoot at the Pace Gallery in New York.

Flirtatious: Things had started more smoothly, with Jemima taking her turn to sit in the centre of the room and be rapped to by Jay-Z

But as the shoot progressed, the excitement got too much for Jemima, who plays Jessa Johansson in the hit HBO show, and she threw herself at Jay Z.

The video shows the blonde actress, who was wearing pink trousers and a black top, smiling widely as she kept a tight grip on the musician. 

However, Jay Z didn't let the unwanted attention from Jemima distract from his performance, continuing to rap to the eager crowd.