A Ukrainian prankster who struck actor Brad Pitt in the face as he signed autographs at the Los Angeles premiere of Maleficent has had a restraining order issued against him by police.
Pitt, 50, sought an emergency protective order against 25-year-old Vitalii Sediuk, who had leaped over a fence and hit him at the premiere of his partner Angelina Jolie’s movie, Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Officer Wendy Reyes said.
Sediuk, who is a television personality in his own country, remained in police custody on Thursday, pending payment of US$20,000 ($24,000) bail. Pitt was unhurt after being struck.
The prankster has become infamous for crashing celebrity red carpets and events, most recently breaching a red carpet at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in
