MIB Star Will Smith Slaps A Reporter Trying To Smooch His Lips

MIB Star Will Smith Slaps A Reporter Trying To Smooch His Lips

Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who allegedly tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black III."

The reporter known as Vitalii Sediuk, from the Ukrainian television channel 1+1, also made headlines at the Venice Film Festival in September when he presented a bouquet of obviously unappreciated purple hydrangeas to Madonna at the same time calling her "my princess."

Smith was clearly less impressed by the reporter, who approached him on Friday night on the carpet outside the movie theater, and, allegedly, tried to kiss him on the lips.

"C'mon man, what the hell is your problem buddy?" Smith said as he pushed Serdiuk away and slapped him lightly across the cheek with the back of his left hand.

"He's lucky I didn't sucker punch him," Smith said to the crowd of journalists and fans. "Oh, I said that on camera.  It's all good."

Smith said he thought Sediuk tried to kiss him on the mouth, but, in all fairness, it was not quite clear whether the reporter intended to do so or was aiming for his cheek as Smith swiveled to avoid him.

In Madonna’s case, she rebuffed Sediuk rather ungraciously in Venice, saying: "I absolutely loathe hydrangeas."  She dumped the bouquet of flowers under a table before beginning a press conference.

She later made a short silent video called "Madonna's Love Letter to Hydrangeas." The video begins with a sarcastic apology and concludes with subtitles reading "I'm left with the feeling that I still hate hydrangeas."

Posted by Kade Quinn on Monday May 21 2012, 3:20 AM EST. Ref: Yahoo. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment, Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0