A notorious celebrity "prankster" was arrested by police on Wednesday night after allegedly punching Brad Pitt at the Hollywood world premiere of his partner Angelina Jolie's film Maleficent.
Vitalii Sediuk, who made headlines last week
after crawling beneath How to Train Your Dragon 2 star America
Ferrera's skirt at the Cannes film festival, was stopped after jumping
the security barrier at the El Capitan theatre on Hollywood boulevard in
Los Angeles. Witnesses said Pitt had been signing autographs with Jolie on the red carpet when the incident took place.
Sediuk,
who has a history of assaulting celebrities, was held by security
guards then taken away by officers from the LAPD to the nearby Hollywood
police station. He is likely to be charged with misdemeanour battery.
Pitt was said to be unharmed and continued to sign autographs.
Maleficent
is a reimagining of Disney's classic 1959 animation Sleeping Beauty
told from the point of view of the titular villain, portrayed by Jolie.
"This was an unfortunate and inappropriate incident that is being
investigated by the LAPD," a spokesperson for the studio told Variety.
Ukrainian
TV presenter Sediuk's previous exploits include attempting to kiss Will
Smith, groping Bradley Cooper and grabbing Leonardo DiCaprio. He
escaped a jail sentence after the incident in Cannes last week, though
many online called for the manoeuvre to be reclassified as sexual assault. Ferrera, 30, was said to be shaken by the experience.
Vitalii Sediuk, who made headlines last weekafter crawling beneath How to Train Your Dragon 2 star America
Ferrera's skirt at the Cannes film festival, was stopped after jumping
the security barrier at the El Capitan theatre on Hollywood boulevard in
Los Angeles. Witnesses said Pitt had been signing autographs with Jolie on the red carpet when the incident took place.
Sediuk,
who has a history of assaulting celebrities, was held by security
guards then taken away by officers from the LAPD to the nearby Hollywood
police station. He is likely to be charged with misdemeanour battery.
Pitt was said to be unharmed and continued to sign autographs.
Maleficent
is a reimagining of Disney's classic 1959 animation Sleeping Beauty
told from the point of view of the titular villain, portrayed by Jolie.
"This was an unfortunate and inappropriate incident that is being
investigated by the LAPD," a spokesperson for the studio told Variety.
Ukrainian
TV presenter Sediuk's previous exploits include attempting to kiss Will
Smith, groping Bradley Cooper and grabbing Leonardo DiCaprio. He
escaped a jail sentence after the incident in Cannes last week, though
many online called for the manoeuvre to be reclassified as sexual assault. Ferrera, 30, was said to be shaken by the experience.
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