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Will Smith Slaps Reporter Who Tries Kissing Him on Red Carpet (VIDEO)

3:58 pm, May 18th, 2012

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Will Smith slapped a reporter at the Moscow premiere of Men in Black 3 on Friday.

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The star was making his way down the red carpet when a Ukranian reporter tried to kiss the actor.

Smith was caught off guard and first pushed away the smoochy journalist before slapping him across the face with the back of his hand, asking, “What the hell is your problem, man?”

Moments later, Smith — still on-camera — noted that the male reporter tried to kiss him on the lips, and added, “He’s lucky I ain’t sucker punched him.”

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I would’ve slapped him too!
Askclaireredfield

The guy was greeting him. He was no where trying to kiss Will Smith on the mouth. Wow how ignorant and homophobic Will showed himself.
amy

Greeting or no greeting. It doesnt make you a homophobe just because he dont want a dude kissing him. Cheek or mouth. Besides, all he did was give the guy a check yourself face tap.
Guest

He was greeting him in the very European way, kissing on both cheeks, which is done for men and women. Will needs to get out more. He acted like he was in third grade and would get “cooties” or as you said, is homophobic or with all of the “gay” rumors floating around with his friends, he panicked and thought folks would think he was gay. Whatever the reason, he over reacted and owes the guy an apology.
Sindee

Wow this is debatable. It could have went like this:
1. He really was trying to kiss Will on the mouth
or
2. He was going for the kiss on each cheek and Will thought he was trying to kiss his mouth,
either way it was a natural reaction for any guy whos kissing another guy to react.
Think about it. If a man went up to another man in general and did that someone would have gotten punched lol
Sucks on both of their sides. Will kinda looks like a douche but then it all depends on what that guy was really trying to do.
AND i dont think Will should have added that side slap to that guys face.
Guest

Will barely even touched him. I mean grow the fuck up. If he didn’t like it then so be it he had a natural reaction as a guy to get mad. Any guy would that wasn’t gay.
Anon

i think even if he was gay he wouldnt want a random guys kiss.
Sandratazmartinez

I think it was well deserved. Come on now, the dude is a total stranger and he was getting a little to grabby. He must have REALLY wanted to get fresh with THE FRESH PRINCE!!
Regina1180

Whether the guy was going for the lips or the cheek, it was completely uncalled for. I think Will was justified.
Rosalita

I read that this is what this guy does — he kisses people on the mouth. So Will was not mistaken — or homophobic. It is disgusting to try to kiss someone on the mouth without their consent!!!
Anonymous

Totally justified. Smith does not know what the person was trying to do or why. This is “glitter bombing” on steroids. Celebrities are allowed to protect themselves from unwanted advances. They have to.
ann

John Travolta would have loved it!!
Eedris1

hey man,,, whatever u ar,, try watch the video over again if u cant c well or take a lens,, whatever type would make u c what happen,,,,
Dawn

are u for real? maybe you should get your eyes checked I think you need some glasses. And I personally do not see it as a homophobic thing. I see it as a are u freakin kidding me. Over the top, Do NOT try this again. Not homphobic
Dawn

It’s a European thing you say? Can u explain then why He was the ONLY ONE to kiss him? Will allowed the two on cheeks. He was prepared for that as you can see in the video. The third kiss NOT a Freakin chance. Just saying.
SuzyQ

It’s not a matter of Will not ‘getting out more often’, he gets out much more than you do, or I, for that matter. You have no idea what people do when they are around ‘celebrities’. I’ve seen them almost rip someone apart, ripping off their jewelry, clothes…they are a mob. I was standing right next to him when it happened as I was part of his management group. Will was just in Madrid at the tennis trophy presentation to Roger Federer along with HRH Sofia of Spain. Jada was there also. They Get Around.
Chloe

The bottom line…Will…was not comfortable with the greeting it was too much for him…period…
Bikinikills

I´m from europe and watching this really made me feel uncomfortable. Will should be better informed about cultural life in other countrys. greeting kisses are common in russia, also among men. one of the most famous russian kisses: honneker and breshnev http://bluehut.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/breshnev-honecker-kiss1.jpg
That´s really embarassing to freak out like this and I feel sorry for the poor russian guy who just wanted to be friendly.
Jaylyn

He didn’t look like he was trying to kiss him on the mouth to me, looked like he was going for the other cheek.. This made Will look like a jerk and I hope when he sees the play back of this he feels stupid and apologizes.
Anonymous

some of you guys are hypocrite. do you really think that its not that he doesn’t get out more often. hello will smith lives in AMERICA so he knows the american way to greet someone. he’s not used to the fact that he could be greeted by getting kissed on the cheek. i would have done the same if some stranger did that to me. the conclusion is will smith doesn’t know or used to the european way to greet someone. and btw that doesn’t make homophobic.
Chester

Will doesn’t have to do anything. If he isn’t use to the mess, he just isn’t use to it. The man can also learn the western cultural too. If I were Will, I would be offended too. Maybe that was planned by a tabloid. They operate all over the world. They would do anything to make money.
Chester

You are reading too many tabloids. JT has not been found guilty of anything so far.
Chester

I wouldn’t want any stink breath man kissing me in the mouth either. No telling how his breath smelled.
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so now if we have unwanted advances from people of the same gender thats homophobic? Everyone has personal space boundaries and custom or not just because he’s a celebrity doesn’t have that he’s exempt from that. Sure maybe physical violence isn’t the best way to go about it but the reporter wasn’t innocent either.
xxsoulmeetsbody

The guy who was trying to kiss him is Vitalii Sediuk. He is a known prankster in Ukraine. And I think it’s clearly to see that he was trying to kiss Will.

btw Vitalii Sediuk also gave Madonna Hydrangeas, even though he knew that she was allergic to them. Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-45U8RYhOH0&feature=player_embedded
Whitedemetria1

So what if he was just trying to be friendly! It isn’t embarrassing for anyone, male or female to protect thier private space.. He has a right to that! The reporter is a stranger to Will. Perhaps he will think twice about attempting to mouth men for the fun if it. Also, where was all this cultural openess when Michelle Obama hugged the Queen???!? She represents so many and yet couldn’t stand to be touched either?!? Wonder why no one referred to her as homophobic??
http://profile.yahoo.com/ECQS344ZSNHCSTYGRGNNAPI5H4 Yola

uhhh…. just because he is angry that someone invaded his personal space does not make him a homo phobe.. Will Smith Slaps Ukrainian Reporter, Who Tries to Kiss Will Smith, Full Video here

http://tiny.cc/Will-Smith-Slaps-Reporter
Crathe

Homophobe!! Slavs kiss three times. One time, then the other, then again on the other side. He’s a homophobe!!!!!! Burn in hell, Will Smith!!
Anonymous

That was in the past, nobody kisses like this in Russia now, except of gays. I think any russian straight guy will punch him in the face, if he would have tried to kiss him in the mouth. Joking this way is a bad idea.

P.S. If you guys come to Russia, don’t kiss men in the mouth or cheek, just shake hands, this would be enough.
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The star was making his way down the red carpet when a Ukranian reporter tried to kiss the actor.
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What the hell is your problem, man?”
Guestarina

Not all Europeans are French. What a dumb comment.
Willsmith

I would have sucker punched him
Bikinikills

yeah and if someone does, punch him in the face. *rolleyes*, cause the a puch or some words aren´t enough.
that´s the only way to protect you when someone is hugging you or kissing you.*again roll eyes*

and by the way. in the video nobody tried to kiss anyone on the mouth. it looks like normal cheek kisses and that´s very common in europe. and don´t tell me it´s not true. i see it every day.
wills behaviour is just weak and embarrassing and he should get over himself.
Bikinikills

but it makes you at least ignorant. going ot other countries and punch people in the faces, when they great you their way. very weak.
rachel100

if you notice the man’s face after Will slapped him he was totally embarassed. he was just trying to give him a friendly kiss but Will was moving his face too fast. PLEASE!!! Like This Comment Becuase The man doesn’t diserve to be critiziced like this
GuestfromKiev

I’m from Ukraine, and I’m telling you we NEVER greet each other in this way! Especially not men and not someone you don’t know personally! It’s just not the custom here.
GuestfromKiev

Slavs do not kiss people they do not know personally! I know because I’m from Ukraine myself. And kissing three times thing is practiced today only in some remote rural regions.
Regina1180

It’s funny, people are spewing how we’re supposed to respect this idiots “culture”, and not read into the kiss for anything more than being friendly. But do you realize that in America, part of our “culture” is to defend your personal space if you feel threatened? Will felt threatened. End of story.
Hellbert148

he should look a his ass he might not like to kiss him ,this guy should be in another planet just fame make them bigger than anyone little shits wait until he has a illness wont do that will it .
Hellbert148

iam from ukrainian parents they always told me to love people by kissing them ,my brothers always kiss when we see what its wrong with that ………………….. so you prefer to show my bear ass so thats better , get a life grou up you pratt.
GuestfromKiev

When did you visit Ukraine last time? Never? That explains it
GuestfromKiev

You are totally right.
GuestfromKiev

it’s not the way Russians or Ukrainians greet each other (and the guy is a Ukrainian journalist). only really GOOD FEMAILE or GAY friends do that.
GuestfromKiev

it’s not the way Russians or Ukrainians greet each other (and the guy is a Ukrainian journalist). only really GOOD FEMAILE or GAY friends do that.
GuestfromKiev

He totally does. He’s a tabloid journalist in Ukraine, known for his pranks with other stars.
GuestfromKiev

He totally does. He’s a tabloid journalist in Ukraine, known for his pranks with other stars.
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what a crock! someone coming out of a crowd with lips puckered is way different than at a ceremonial function.
Pat patterson

Will kissed a guy in a movie. And he also played a guy having homosexual sex in a movie, I don’t think Will is homophobic. I think maybe he was thinking that the man was trying to pull off a publicity stunt like the one that Tom Cruise had with the reporter with the microphone who sprayed him with water.
Pat patterson

Will kissed a guy in a movie. And he also played a guy having homosexual sex in a movie, I don’t think Will is homophobic. I think maybe he was thinking that the man was trying to pull off a publicity stunt like the one that Tom Cruise had with the reporter with the microphone who sprayed him with water.
Anonymous

I would have knocked the guy into next week. The same applies for any female trying to do the same thing. Who knows where their mouths have been and they probably have bad breath.
Mimiblair

Will is from Philly, as I am, this man is quite lucky he didn’t get sucker punched.
Sagashous2

I think it was an intentional so that the photographer would have a good shot at him hugging and embracing Will Smith. If you watch it a few times, you will noticed how “Mr. Kissy Kissy” after being slapped lightly, calmy walks over to the photographer, who has on the plaid shirt and kind of lean towards him and they both are seemingly looking towards the camera that’s being held by the photographer. My impresssion is that there body language speaks in a slick way communicating “Did you get that? The paparazi are devious and underhanded when it comes to getting or creating or fabricating a story. Will handled it with class and I admire that. I can think of many other celebrities that would not have given it a second thought about sucker punching him. Name a few.
Ahahha

oh grow up already you don’t randomly kiss somone when you don’t even know them in real life
Anonymous

Yeah, but he was in Moscow (it’s Russia), there’re other rules about mens’ kissing than in Europe. In Moscow you will never see the men who kissing each other while greeting. If they’re strangers or business partners – they shake hands, if they’re friends – they can give a hug. Men kiss each other if they’re relatives, and not every time, only in special cases. So you see, even when two men are father and sun, the kiss in the mouth is an impossible thing for them. And if somebody try to kiss a guy in the mouth, it means that it goes beyond all boundaries far-far away.

And that journalist is known as a provoker, he wanted to put Will in an awkward position, so I think he deserved the slap. Actually, I feel sorry for him, I would not like someone from russian press to bother Will during Moscow visit.
Henri

@ Dawn – to be honest, most of my family (belgian & french) do three, and it always throws me off. left right left … and im always pulling away forgetting about the third. It’s actually more common then you think, just not overly typical.

It does occur here in europe, so you need to open up your mind a tiny bit, while it is unusual, (very few of my friends do this) it still does occur, maybe one in ten here (i am in Menton, FR in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region..)

Anyhow – It was a bit of an inappropriate reaction Mr. Smith, I expect better..
Tsk Tsk Will

From Wiki :
” In Russia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro the Netherlands and Egypt it is customary to “kiss three times, on alternate cheeks.”

“In a cheek kiss, both persons lean forward and either lightly touch cheek with cheek or lip with cheek. Generally the gesture is repeated with the other cheek, or more, alternating cheeks. Depending on country and situation, the number of kisses is usually one, two, three or four. Hand-shaking or hugging may also take place.”

Usually One, Two, THREE or Four. Keep that in mind,

And since it is part of Russian culture, being that this was on Russian TV with a Ukrainian reporter, not so uncommon.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissing_traditions
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek_kissing
Tsk Tsk Will

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissing_traditions – Fairly normal in Formal meetings in Russia and Ukraine the three kisses. Helbert148 is Correct. His english may not be perfect but sentiment is there.
Dawn

You are correct I might have to open my mind some. I do thank you for correcting me. And I bet it would be hard to get used to something like that.. They are your family think how will most of felt from a stranger lol with a tradition he has no clue about. just saying. but thankyou again henri.
Dawn

thank you for the little knowledge I had no clue of. it is always a good thing to learn and know about other traditions. So I do thank everyone who has now taught me some things I had no idea about, but now do
KQuigley

A reporter has no business kissing him once, twice or three times. The slap was a soft back hand of fingers. He’s lucky he didn’t sucker punch the jerk. I don’t blame him. People are crazy out there.
Janet

Homophobia has nothing to do with it. It’s all about respect. You don’t invade somebody’s personal space like that. I would have slapped the sh*t out of him.
Knowingme

I think that Will Smith react right..he was friendly to raporter, but the raport had bad thought…
You are kind,funny and the best Will and I like you.
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How do you know that?
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He is a reporter, not a friend or family. He had no right to get in his face or anybody face, especially when you do not know the person This is why crazy stuff happens.
Mec_gar

shut the fuck up … evrything is now homophobic? why is he kissing Will? So now on the road anyone can just come and kiss you and if you refuse it will mean you are heterophobic? pfffffffffff pleaz you don’t invade somebody’s personal space like that … that’s why some stars have body guards … total nonsense , I would have slapped him too
Anonymous

kissing relatives is one thing, because you know them, but go to any country in the world and if you are a man try and kiss other men and see what happens. a fat lip or worse.
Imagine966

If he were a woman I guarantee Will wouldn’t have slapped her. Homophobe to the third degree.
American Hero

Look, fuck that guy. This is why everyone hates a fag. They are always trying to force their lifestyle on the next person.

And who the fuck would be”homophobic”? How could you be “afraid” of a man that spends half the day on his damn, knees. He had no business putting his hands on Will and that’s just a fact. It doesn’t even matter if it’s a Custom of that country. Does Will Smith look like he’s from the Ukraine?

Money says everyone of you freak shows that is saying Will is in the wrong would punch the any guy that walk up on you mother or daughter and started kissing her. Get serious.

Fucking fag loving fuckity fucks……
Jedebrew

well all I can is this will is a star we know this, But he travels is he so into himself that he don’t know the culture ways of other countries yes the guy was wrong for invading his space but had will had the knowledge he could have backed up and shook his hand to keep the reporter at arms length.
daphine

i think that Will was being very gracious,he is a real man and men dont take it litely when a man tries to kiss him in the mouth. he should have gone Hancock on his ass,and he barely touched the reporter
Eileen

Actually, i’m from Holland/The Netherlands and we do kiss here 3 times (right, left, right). But men don’t kiss other guys like that. Just guys and girls, and girls and guys. So it’s still weird what that guy did, and will smith has every right to act like this. I would when somebody just tried to kiss me.
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Would he be mad if it were a woman? That’s the question.
guest

The “reporter” was clearly acting like a jerk and should have been punched. It was probably for a comedy-prank show.

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