Mwandishi aliyenaswa kibao amuomba radhi Will Smith

He may be Hollywood’s nice guy but Will Smith showed that it is not a good idea to cross him last week when he slapped a TV prankster who tried to kiss him on the red carpet.

However the actor, 43, was back to his smiling self when he spoke out about the situation during an interview on the Late Show with David Letterman.

He kept a good sense of humour as he told the talk show host of the ordeal: ‘It was just awkward.’

Meanwhile, the Ukranian reporter who planted the kiss has also come forward to apologise.

Letterman grilled the star over the incident, which took place at the Moscow premiere of Men In Black 3, as he said: 

‘You beat up a guy who was trying to hug you.’

Laughing, Will exclaimed, ‘I didn’t beat up a guy!’

He then gave the host and the audience a run-down of the situation.

 Vitalii Seduik told Hip Hollywood next time he meets Will, he will 'just shake his hand' instead

He explained: ‘He says, “I'm you're biggest fan, can I have a hug?” So I go to give this joker a hug, and he tries to lean in and kiss me!’

The man in question is Vitalii Sediuk, a prankster for a Ukrainian TV show, best known for presenting Madonna with a bunch of hydrangeas – her most loathed flower.

In a new video with Hip Hollywood, he apologises for the random emotional outburst, saying: 'I apologise for my behaviour... I think it was too much.

'I just wanted to do something extraordinary to impress him.'

Vitalii stressed 'I don't kiss every man or women when I see them in the street' and wisely stated that should he meet Will again, he will 'just shake his hand' instead.

The TV prankster asked will for a hug and then tried to kiss him at the Moscow premiere for Men In Black 3

 Will gave Vitalii Sediuk, best known for presenting Madonna with a bunch of hydrangeas, a little slap

Will says the team of the man in question later apologised for the incident.

He recalled: ‘They were like, “Oh, no, we're sorry, you know. It's just his shtick, you know.”’

And the star offered a cutting comeback in return: ‘I said, “Well, that's why his a** got shtuck.”’

Will recently told the BBC that he thinks he would be perfect to play Barack Obama in a biopic of the President’s life – because they have the same ears.

He said: ‘It's about the ears, that's the thing. People see the ears and Barack and I both have the ears, so I'm the most natural choice.

‘I told [Obama] jokingly, “It's definitely something I would consider, you just have to write the ending.” So he's working on the ending right now.’

 Will happily chatted to fans and posed for photos when he arrived at the studios in New York

Will has previously said that Obama’s story is so unbelievable, the idea of a movie about his life would seem ridiculous if it hadn’t actually happened.

He said: ‘Imagine if President Obama hadn't won, and somebody pitched a screenplay where a black man named Barack Obama runs for president and wins.

‘It's the worst screenplay you've ever read, it's awful! Who'd waste their time writing that fake story? It'll never happen! Life is far stranger than fiction can ever be.’

Daily Mail