After walking in the Max Mara show during Milan Fashion Week, the model was manhandled by Vitalii Sediuk, the notorious celebrity prankster. As seen in photos from the scuffle, an unidentified man grabbed Hadid from behind and lifted her into the air.
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In videos of the altercation, Hadid chased after the man before returning to her vehicle and asking security to find him. Gigi’s face is livid as she fights back, using her fists and elbows to push him away.
The man has reportedly been identified as Vitalii Sediuk, a Ukrainian media personality.
Writing on Twitter after the incident, Hadid, 21, told fans that she “thanked my boxing coach today” and advised girls to prepare themselves physically for similar attacks. How this idiot may think he has the right to touch a total unknown. “He ran quick tho”, she said, adding a fist emoji.
United Kingdom tabloids ran the story with headlines that were not favorable to Hadid, getting the attention of Rachel McGrath, a Huffington Post UK editor, who did some re-wording and earned a thanks from Hadid.
Gigi Hadid is one of the most famous supermodels on the planet. Her sister Bella Hadid opened the Fendi runway just hours after Gigi was assaulted in the streets of Milan.
Gigi also hit the runway in a more conservative number with her breasts covered.
As for the hilarious prankster who can’t keep his hands to himself, Sediuk shared an Instagram post explaining that he was protesting the fact that Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner consider themselves “high fashion”, when, apparently, they shouldn’t.
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Hadid called out the reports that framed the incident as anything but self defense and reminded everyone that she’s badass. The ACTUAL fans that were there can tell you what happened, ” she wrote on Twitetr. Enraged, she tried to catch the lout who had taken his legs to his neck before returning to his vehicle.
