Will Smith Slaps Kissy Reporter: Did He Go Too Far or Not Far Enough?
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At the Moscow premiere of “Men in Black 3” a Ukrainian reporter got a little too affectionate with Will Smith and earned himself a backhand to the face.
According to E! Online, the incident started when a television reporter asked Smith for a hug and the actor obliged. But when the man tried to go in for a kiss on the lips, Smith angrily pushed him away. Smith then exclaimed—“Hey man . . . What the hell is your problem, buddy?"—and lightly slapped the man’s face with the back of his hand. TMZ later reported that the Ukrainian reporter has done this kind of thing before. Apparently, kissing celebrities is his shtick.
Smith seemed to recover quickly after the unwanted advanced. In the red carpet footage taken just seconds after the incident, Smith was seen smiling and joking with reporters. “Hey, sorry, he tried to kiss me on the mouth,” he said. “That joker, he's lucky I didn't sucker punch him.”
Reactions to Smith’s behavior have been mixed. Some people feel that he was out of line when he slapped the reporter. Others feel that he was a good sport and didn’t go far enough.
What do you think SodaHeads? Did Will Smith take things too far with the kissy reporter? Or not far enough?
According to E! Online, the incident started when a television reporter asked Smith for a hug and the actor obliged. But when the man tried to go in for a kiss on the lips, Smith angrily pushed him away. Smith then exclaimed—“Hey man . . . What the hell is your problem, buddy?"—and lightly slapped the man’s face with the back of his hand. TMZ later reported that the Ukrainian reporter has done this kind of thing before. Apparently, kissing celebrities is his shtick.
Smith seemed to recover quickly after the unwanted advanced. In the red carpet footage taken just seconds after the incident, Smith was seen smiling and joking with reporters. “Hey, sorry, he tried to kiss me on the mouth,” he said. “That joker, he's lucky I didn't sucker punch him.”
Reactions to Smith’s behavior have been mixed. Some people feel that he was out of line when he slapped the reporter. Others feel that he was a good sport and didn’t go far enough.
What do you think SodaHeads? Did Will Smith take things too far with the kissy reporter? Or not far enough?
Read More: http://www.eonline.com/news/will_smith_accosted_on...
I would have knocked him flat.
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violence against someone would ruin his reputation
If I offered my hand to shake yours and you refused, then I decided to grasp your hand anyway, you'd be perfectly within your right to slap my face. This reporter had overstepped Will Smith's boundaries and was rebuked. If Will Smith had been a woman, the reporter would have probably been arrested for sexual harassment.
Maybe if some of these moronic idiots would not have been so pushy Princess Di would still be alive.
Some of those reporters are off the deep end. If that guy actually works for any kind of reputable magazine or newspaper he should be fired for inappropriate behavior, after all, he represents them.
Photos and questions are a small price to pay for fame and fortune.
Physical assaults(even if it's just a pub-seeking kissy boy) are beyond the pale.
And he couldn't slug the guy, so it was just enough.