Vitalii Sediuk sits in the back of a police car after allegedly striking Brad Pitt in the face as Pitt and Angelina Jolie walked the red carpet at the premiere of Disney's "Maleficent" in Hollywood, California, on Wednesday, May 28. Sediuk has a history of confronting celebrities at red carpet events.
Security guards quickly pull Sediuk away from under the dress of actress America Ferrera on the red carpet at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival in France on May 16.
Sediuk attempts to crash the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on May 5.
Sediuk wraps himself around the legs of Leonardo DiCaprio at the 29th Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Santa Barbara, California, on February 6.
Sediuk hugs Bradley Cooper's legs as Michael Pena looks on at the 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on January 18.
Sediuk runs on stage to greet singer Adele as she wins a Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2013 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
Will Smith walks away after slapping Sediuk, white jacket, who had just tried to kiss him, on the red carpet of the premiere of "Men in Black III" in Moscow in 2012.
- Pitt has a warning for his attacker
- The actor gives his version of what happened on the red carpet
- He says celebs may be wary of fans in the future
(CNN) -- Brad Pitt has a warning for his accused attacker, Vitalii Sediuk: "If he tries to look up a woman's dress again, he's going to get stomped."
That's what the actor said on Monday in a statement released to People magazine, referring to the former Ukrainian TV reporter who has had two recent run-ins with actors at red carpet events. On May 28, Sediuk jumped the rope on the red carpet at the "Maleficent" movie premiere and attacked Pitt. Earlier that month, Sediuk went after actress America Ferrera, jumping under her dress on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet.
That incident resulted in his being fired from his position with Ukrainian television channel 1+1, and Sediuk was later charged with one count of battery, one count of assault and two violations of the Los Angeles municipal code following his altercation with Pitt.
In his statement, Pitt gave his version of what happened between him and Sediuk as the actor strolled the red carpet in support of the film starring his partner, Angelina Jolie.
"I was at the end of the line signing autographs, when out the corner of my eye I saw someone stage-diving over the barrier at me," Pitt said in his statement. "I took a step back; this guy had latched onto my lapels. I looked down and the nutter was trying to bury his face in my crotch, so I cracked him twice in the back of the head -- not too hard -- but enough to get his attention, because he did let go. I think he was then just grabbing for a hand hold because the guys were on him, and he reached up and caught my glasses."
The "Benjamin Button" star went on to say that Sediuk's actions might influence how celebrities interact with the public in the future.
"I don't mind an exhibitionist," Pitt said, "but if this guy keeps it up he's going to spoil it for the fans who have waited up all night for an autograph or a selfie, because it will make (celebrities) more wary to approach a crowd."
