Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him

[MrMidwest]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#1

Posted: 5/21/12 at 2:08pm

Judging by the video, it looks to me like the guy was just trying to do the European double cheek kiss and accidentally touched his lips. Some people seem to think the reporter was just trying to wind him up. What do you think of Will's reaction?


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"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter

Updated On: 5/21/12 at 02:08 PM

[FindingNamo]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#2

Posted: 5/21/12 at 2:15pm

It's the same reporter who gave Madonna hydrangeas, knowing FULL WELL she loathes them and trying to catch her in his gotcha moment.

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[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#2

Posted: 5/21/12 at 2:28pm

Ha, I didn't know it was the same guy. Except where Madonna loathes hydrangeas, I think Will Smith secretly loves being touched by men.

[FindingNamo]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#3

Posted: 5/21/12 at 2:30pm

Thin lines and all that.

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[MrMidwest]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#4

Posted: 5/21/12 at 2:30pm

Well, she sure fell for it, didn't she, Namo!

"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter

[morosco]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#5

Posted: 5/21/12 at 2:32pm

the European double cheek kiss

Does it usually involve hugging the recipient passionately around the neck?

I would have slapped him too.

[MrMidwest]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#6

Posted: 5/21/12 at 2:34pm

Heh, fair point. I still think he could have just ended it at the shove. The guy got the exact reaction he wanted.

"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter

[CarlosAlberto]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#7

Posted: 5/21/12 at 2:39pm

How inappropriate of that reporter. WTF.

[DAME]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#8

Posted: 5/21/12 at 2:46pm

This guy does that a lot.

HUSSY POWER! ------ HUSSY POWER!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#9

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:00pm

It still looks to me like Will Smith's reaction was over the top - which sounds like it was the reporter's objective, but still. I dunno, though, I'm not a homophobe/closet case so I can't ever conceive or a reaction like Smith's.

Updated On: 5/21/12 at 03:00 PM

[CarlosAlberto]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#10

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:13pm

I'm gay and if I were in Will's shoes I would have re-acted the same way. The reporter was disrespectful. It's one thing to give someone a hug but to go ahead and try to kiss him on the lips, c'mon now that's just downright disrespectful.

And from my POV it looks to me that he tried to kiss him on the lips.

[NYadgal]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#11

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:35pm

Agree. It was inappropriate. Nobody has the right to reach out and try to kiss/hug/accost someone without their permission.

Period.

"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."

[artscallion]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#12

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:36pm

I'm gay and I would have reacted as Will did. There's no hugging and kissing allowed unless I know you or indicate, very clearly, that I want you to. I would have reacted that way for a a man or a woman. It's not about phobia or even sexuality. It's about uninvited intimacy.

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.

[FindingNamo]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#13

Posted: 5/21/12 at 3:39pm

Alec Baldwin said the exact same thing to me and I just thought it was really uptight.

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[MrMidwest]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#14

Posted: 5/21/12 at 4:18pm

"I made sure to give him a kiss for the benefit of the paparazzi." - Ian McKellen

http://www.mckellen.com/cinema/six/notes.htm

"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter

[Dollypop]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#15

Posted: 5/21/12 at 4:25pm

Had this reporter tried this on me, my knee would have firmly struck his groin.

Whatever happened to "personal space"?

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[FindingNamo]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#16

Posted: 5/21/12 at 4:31pm

Phew! Lucky for him, then!

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[Jordan Catalano]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#17

Posted: 5/21/12 at 5:08pm

Dolly's right - I'd slap someone ego tried that one me, too. Or anyone who made me draw smiley faces on their Starbucks cup.

[candydog2]

Will Smith smacks a Ukrainian Reporter for kissing him#18

Posted: 5/21/12 at 7:01pm

Yeah, I don't think that Smith should have actually hit him, but on the spur of the moment I guess you can react to these things without thinking.

Either way, I don't think it was unreasonable at all for him to to defend himself from what was essentially sexual harassment.