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_Published 2014-05-30. Witnesses at the Hollywood premiere of Disney’s ‘Maleficent’ Wednesday night saw a man jump over a barrier and onto the red carpet at the El Capitan Theatre before he struck Brad Pitt in the face._


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## Transcript

Brad Pitt allegedly attacked on the red carpet. Witnesses at the Hollywood premier of Disney's Maleficent Wednesday night saw a man jump over a barrier and onto the red carpet at the El Capitan theater. He then rushed the star and reportedly struck Pitt in the face before security guards wrestled him back across the barrier. That man has been identified as Ukrainian TV presenter and known prankster Vitalii Sediuk. He's the same guy who kissed Will Smith at the Moscow premiere of Men in Black 3 in 2012, stormed the stage at the 2013 Grammy's as Adel accepted an award, grabbed Bradley Cooper's crotch at this years' Screen Actors Guild Awards, something he also did to Leonardo DiCaprio at the Santa Barbara film festival, attempted to streak the Met Gala red carpet and most recently tried to dive under actress America Ferrera's skirt at the Cannes Film Festival.

Sediuk was led away from the Maleficent premiere in handcuffs, and arrested on suspicion of battery. Last year, Sediuk told The Hollywood Reporter arrests don't phase him. He will continue pulling pranks to show just how easy it is to sneak into Hollywood events. Pitt was, of course, at the premiere to support fiancee Angelina Jolie. The couple didn't let the incident damper their night, going on to greet and sign autographs for fans. Thanks for watching, I'm Bryce Sander.

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