Brad Pitt is ‘struck in the face’ by notorious red carpet gate-crasher

Brad Pitt was the victim of a stunt at the Los Angeles premiere last night. Ukrainian serial prankster Vitalii Sediuk hit the actor in the face. Security instantly intervened as the violent scuffle broke out. Sediuk, 25, was later booked on suspicion of misdemeanor battery. Sediuk is a television reporter who often pranks celebrities.

Brad Pitt suffered a hit in the face by a Ukrainian serial prankster on the red carpet last night.
The actor was attending the Los Angeles premiere of partner Angelina Jolie’s new film Maleficent when Vitalii Sediuk jumped over a crowd barrier and struck him.

Security instantly intervened as a violent scuffle broke out outside the El Capitan theatre and Sediuk was dragged to the floor and arrested.

Brad was attacked despite the presence of his large array of security officers
Pitt, 50, who took the unusual step of attending the premiere with his five of his children, is understood not to have been seriously injured in the altercation.

The actor was not standing near Jolie when the attack happened – she was in another section greeting her fans.

Pitt was signing autographs when Sediuk, 25, rushed past barriers and hit him in the face.
Whether exactly this kind of attack had been the intention or not, is not clear.

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