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"{{tmz_video_0}}&lt;br /&gt;The Ukrainian reporter who tried to kiss &lt;strong&gt;Will Smith&lt;/strong&gt; at the Moscow premiere of \"Men in Black 3\" last week just APOLOGIZED for the red carpet stunt -- saying, \"I'm sorry, Will. It was a splash of emotion.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we reported, the journalist in question -- a guy named&amp;#160;&lt;strong&gt;Vitalii Sediuk&lt;/strong&gt; who's known for kissing celebrities -- tried to plant a wet one on Will Smith at the red carpet event, and Will responded by &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/18/will-smith-slaps-reporter/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;slapping him in the face&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{{tmz_video_1}}&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Now, Sediuk &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://hiphollywood.com/gossip/slapped-reporter-speaks/\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;tells Hip Hollywood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, \"I do apologize for my behavior ... I think it was too much.\" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sediuk says, \"Will Smith is a person who I deeply respect as an actor ... When I met him in Moscow, I wanted to do something to impress him.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"We have a Slavic tradition ...\" Sediuk continues. \"I don't kiss every man or women when I see them in the street ... but that time I decided to do that.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He adds, \"Next time, if I meet him, I'll just shake his hand.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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