Man sues restaurant after video of him and lover is posted on TikTok

A husband in Sicily is suing a restaurant after a video of him on a date with his lover was posted on TikTok.

The man, who had told his wife he was attending a business dinner, appeared in a promotional video filmed by the restaurant in Catania where he and his date were clearly visible.

The video was then seen by the 42-year-old man's wife who has since said she is leaving him, according to The Times.

The Italian consumer rights group Codacons is now seeking damages on behalf of the husband and has threatened to take the case to the Italian privacy watchdog, claiming he had not given his consent to being filmed. 

Francesco Tanasi from Codacons explained that this went against privacy rules, adding: 'It is inadmissible that a restaurant films its customers without clear permission and posts the video, exposing the person to unpredictable consequences.'

He went on to say that in certain cases like this one, the publication of a video 'can have very serious effects on a person's private life and family life.'

This incident is reminiscent of the scandal that ensued after a married boss was caught on camera cozying up with his HR executive at a Coldplay concert in July.

Kristin Cabot and ex-Astronomer CEO Andy Byron were caught in an intimate embrace during the concert in Boston, but quickly separated and tried to hide when they realized they had been broadcast on the kiss cam.

Cabot, 53, stayed silent for months but has finally addressed the now-viral incident publicly, claiming it was a one time, alcohol-fueled mistake.

'I made a bad decision and had a couple of High Noons and danced and acted inappropriately with my boss,' she told the New York Times. 

'And it's not nothing. And I took accountability and I gave up my career for that. That's the price I chose to pay.'

Cabot has been shamed online, mocked by celebrities and branded an 'adulterer' by strangers she bumps into at public places, she explained, adding that she received upwards of 60 threats on her life.

She admitted that she had a 'crush' on Byron and was excited to introduce him to her friends, but claimed that before that night the pair had not even kissed.

Although they shared tequila cocktails, danced together and exchanged a kiss in their VIP balcony seats at the concert, Cabot said that was the first and only time.

But she regrets what she described as a 'cliché' moment, adding: 'I want my kids to know that you can make mistakes, and you can really screw up. But you don't have to be threatened to be killed for them.'

Cabot's ill-fated decision to duck and hide when the camera panned to her and Byron cuddling went viral after it was called out by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.

'Either they're having an affair or they're very shy,' Martin told the crowd.

Byron, seeing himself on the big screen, appeared to mutter, 'F****** hell, it's me.'