New York, Jan 18 : Zac Efron was humiliated to be caught hanging out at "Fantasy World" sex shop in NYC, even though he was just shooting for his new movie, "Are We Officially Dating."

The 25-year-old actor, who was earlier in 2008, caught in a similar situation, with then girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens shopping for a blow-up sheep sex doll in Los Angeles, freaked out when he realized a photographer had caught a picture of him surrounded by an array of glowing dildos, at the sex shop in Greenwich Village, the New York Post reported.

Efron immediately halted shooting and rushed out to chase down the photographer.

An eyewitness told the New York Post that the `17Again' star was begging the paparazzi to delete the pictures, and he kept telling the photographer that he has so many young fans and he didn't want them to see it.

The witness also said that when the photog refused, Efron's reps quickly publicized the news that it was simply a scene for the upcoming romantic comedy. (ANI)