Every time I hear about Vitalii Sediuk, I cringe. If you have no clue who he is, he is this guy who clearly enjoys showing up to celebrity laden events and physically harassing and assaulting them or trying to crash award shows and red carpets he has no credentials for. His list of misdeads (which you can read at the bottom from Wikipedia) is rather long. These incidents which have happened without the celebrities knowledge or permission, include things like kissing Will Smith, lifting up America Ferrera's skirts and looking underneath on a red carpet, grabbing and lifting Gigi Hadid, trying to kiss Kim Kardashian's butt, streaking, and burying his face in Leonardo DiCaprio's crotch.
I know a lot of people struggle to think of celebrities as actual people, but put yourselves in their shoes for a minute. Celebrities have their share of fans, but those fans can become obsessive stalkers, or violent and deadly to them which is why just about all of them employ some form of security. It's one thing for a fan or someone who's not a fan to go on Twitter and rant away about them, and it's another to actually show up at an event they are at and actually grab, kiss, harass, or assault them.
Some people can laugh about this and say, what harm is it if someone tries to kiss you, but that's not really the truth of it. Imagine that was your wife, or your kid, or your brother and someone did this to them. Would you be so cool with it then? No one, and I mean, no one has the right to touch you or kiss you or grab you in any way without your permission, man or woman, and yet, this guy has been arrested before, and gotten community service, and two seconds later he's back to doing the same exact things. I don't think if you keep doing the same exact thing time and time again, and at that, ramping it up to actually physically lifting a girl up to toss her or whatever or grabbing a guy, that you should be let out into the world if the results continue to be the exact same.
Being a woman in particular, it's very unnerving to think some guy thinks he has the right to kiss you or pick you up into the air, or look under your clothes. That's disturbing. If you're a guy, I imagine you wouldn't be too cool with someone grabbing your legs or putting their face into your crotch or kissing you on the mouth, just because they felt they could.
This guy is lucky that he hasn't been beat up or worse for what he has done, but of course he probably does what he does publicly to try and make sure people can't do it. For the most part, body guards can't legally take that type of action unless there is clear physical assault/provocation without the risk of being sued, which in these cases, I think is crazy that they have no recourse. I hope that enough charges can be lobbed at him, so that these people can just live their lives and do their jobs without this nut job.
Vitalii Sediuk's Record of Misdeads
On 18 May 2012, Sediuk kissed Will Smith at the premier of Men in Black 3 in Moscow, prompting Smith to slap him and ask "What the hell is your problem buddy?" Sediuk was attempting to interview Smith at the time he kissed him.
On 10 February 2013, Sediuk, who had no ticket or credential, rushed onto the stage during the 2013 Grammy Awards, when Adele received her award for best solo performance, and "murmured" into the microphone in "a moment broadcast around the world but noticed by very few." As a result of the incident, Sediuk was charged with "willfully leaving a spectator area and entering a performance area" and of "interfering and delaying program participants." He pleaded no contest and was given a six-month suspended sentence.
On 24 February 2013, Sediuk attempted to enter the 85th Academy Awards wearing drag, but was turned back by security.
On 18 January 2014, Sediuk grabbed Bradley Cooper around the legs at the 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards. According to USA Today, "Cooper did his best to smile through the incident as he pulled the man off of his legs.
On 6 February 2014, Sediuk rushed Leonardo DiCaprio at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, briefly burying his face in diCaprio's groin before being removed by security.
On 8 February 2014, Sediuk streaked the Prabal Gurung runway show at New York Fashion Week and was arrested for trespassing.
On 16 May 2014, at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Sediuk crawled under the gown of America Ferrera as she posed for photographs at the premier of How to Train Your Dragon 2. Ferrera was reportedly "shaken" by the incident, and some called for Sediuk to be charged with sexual assault. In the aftermath of that episode, Sediuk was fired by 1+1.
On 28 May 2014, Sediuk was arrested by Los Angeles police after running onto the red carpet at the premier of Maleficent at the El Capitan Theater and making contact with Brad Pitt, breaking the actor's glasses. Though apparently unharmed, Pitt cut short autograph signing after the attack and was granted an emergency restraining order.
On 25 September 2014, Sediuk allegedly shoved Kim Kardashian nearly forcing her to the ground if not for her body guard's assistance, as she, her husband Kanye West, and mother Kris Jenner were exiting a limousine to enter the Balmain Fashion Show at Le Grand Hôtel in Paris, France to watch her sister, Kendall Jenner, as she modeled.While Sediuk's involvement was inconclusive initially, it was confirmed following a statement released by Sediuk, noting, "I hope Kim is ok and won’t be mad at me as I didn’t mean any harm. Kanye is one lucky man as Kim is a Goddess!"
On 30 September 2014, Sediuk rushed the crowd at Valentino's Paris Fashion Week Show, stripped down to a G-string thong and hugged Ciara before he was pulled away. He was not charged for the incident.
On 7 October 2015, while Miranda Kerr attended the Louis Vuitton runway show in Paris, the boldly dressed Sediuk snuck up and kissed her on the cheek.
On 21 September 2016, after a fashion show in Milan, Sediuk snuck up behind model Gigi Hadid and lifted her off the ground, before being elbowed in the face by Hadid. After the incident, he confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that it was indeed him; he claims his motives behind the attack were due to his belief that Hadid is not a true high fashion model.
On 28 September 2016, Kim Kardashian, was arriving at L'Avenue restaurant when Sediuk, ran over and tried to kiss Kardashian's butt. The attack was stopped short by her body guard.
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