The reporter from the Ukrainian television channel 1+1, Vitalii Sediuk, made headlines at the Venice Film Festival in September when he presented a bouquet of clearly unappreciated purple hydrangeas to Madonna and called her "my princess."
Smith
was even less charmed by the reporter, who approached him on the carpet
outside the movie theater on Friday night and tried to kiss him.
"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."
He
said he thought Sediuk tried to kiss him on the mouth, but it was not
clear whether the reporter intended to do so or was aiming for his cheek
as Smith swiveled to avoid him.
Madonna
rebuffed Sediuk rather ungraciously in Venice, saying: "I absolutely
loathe hydrangeas." She stashed the 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."
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