Moment Will Smith SLAPPED reporter who kissed him on the Men In Black 3 red carpet in 2012
Video has resurfaced of Will Smith slapping a reporter who attempted to kiss him on the red carpet during the Moscow premiere of Men In Black 3 in 2012.
Ukrainian prankster Vitalii Sediuk embraced Smith on the red carpet and kissed him on both cheeks.
Smith, 53, promptly pushed Sediuk away and then slapped him on the cheek.
‘What the hell is your problem?’ Video has resurfaced of Will Smith slapping a reporter who attempted to kiss him on the red carpet during the Moscow premiere of Men In Black 3 in 2012
‘Hey man, what the hell is your problem?’ Will asked Sediuk.
Recounting the incident as he approached the next reporter moments later, Smith said: ‘He tried to kiss me on the mouth.
‘He’s lucky I didn’t try to sucker punch him… Sorry, I said that on camera,’ he added.
Smith addressed the kissing incident during an interview on The Late Show With David Letterman where he called it ‘awkward.’
Smith turned his cheek to both kisses, promptly pushed Sediuk away and then slapped him on the cheek
‘He’s lucky I didn’t try to sucker punch him… Sorry, I said that on camera,’ he added
‘We’re doing an interview. He’s a reporter, he says, “I’m your biggest fan, can I have a hug?” So I go to give this joker a hug and he tries to lean in to kiss me… it’s just awkward Dave!’ Smith said.
‘That’s what they were saying, they were like “Oh no, we’re sorry, it’s just his schtick.” And I said that’s why his a** got schtuck!”‘ he added.
Sediuk, who has pranked a slew of celebrities, later apologized for kissing Will and admitted it was ‘too much’.
‘I apologise for my behaviour… I think it was too much. I just wanted to do something extraordinary to impress him,’ he said in a video on Hip Hollywood.
Sediuk, who has pranked a slew of celebrities on the red carpet including Kim Kardashian and Madonna, later apologized for kissing Will and admitted it was ‘too much’
Smith, 53, promptly pushed Sediuk away and then slapped him on the cheek
Meanwhile, back in November, Smith taught a young boy how to do a fake slap for the camera during a Q&A at a Variety-sponsored King Richard screening.
The youngster, named Chris, wanted to know exactly how Will ‘fakes being hit and beat up’ in the movies.
‘Alright, come here. C’mon. Come on up!’ Smith said.
‘I’m going to [clap my hands together] and you just turn your head when I go. And don’t fall down the steps.’
Will also demonstrated his slapping technique on a little boy named Chris during a Q&A at a Variety-sponsored King Richard screening back in November
After a practice run of the fake slap, Smith said: ‘And then you just put it in a scene. So I need you to say, “Man, where’s my money?”‘
The child repeated: ‘Man where’s my money?’
Smith then pretended to slap Chris and then gave him a high five and a fist bump.
Controversy erupted over the weekend after Will smacked Chris Rock on stage after the comedian cracked a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s appearance.
After a few times practicing the stage combat, Smith said: ‘And then you just put it in a scene. So I need you to say, “Hey man, where’s my money?”‘
Smith’s meltdown continued when he returned to his seat as he repeatedly screamed: ‘Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth’.
The crowd then fell into stunned silence – and any questions over whether the altercation was genuine were answered when just over half an hour later Smith was given the Best Actor award and apologized for the assault.
The actor released a statement on Monday, saying his behavior was ‘unacceptable and inexcusable’ and left him ’embarrassed’.
Scandal: Will smacked Chris Rock on stage after the comedian cracked a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s appearance
He wrote in an Instagram post that he was ’embarrassed’ by his actions, which shocked the ceremony attendees, producers and viewers.
‘Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,’ he wrote.
‘My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.
‘I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.’
Smith then went on to say sorry to the organizers and the producers of the show.
Rock has not responded to Smith’s apology, or commented on the Sunday night incident.
‘I was wrong’: The actor released a statement on Monday, saying his behavior was ‘unacceptable and inexcusable’ and left him ’embarrassed’
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