Actor Brad Pitt gets targeted by infamous prankster during Maleficent premier at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood on Wednesday.

During Maleficent's premier, Brad Pitt was rushed by a man identified as the infamous Ukranian prankster Vitalii Sediuk, E! reports.

According to local police, the man had jumped over the barricade from the fan area and ran towards the actor who was signing autographs for the fans while his partner, Angeline Jolie was having her photo taken by numerous reports present during the premier.

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Sediuk was immediately arrested on site and booked for misdemeanor battery, LAPD spokesperson Gus Villanueva said.

Brad did not seem hurt or affected by the incident as fans said he was quick to brush it off.

Following the scene, the actor resumed signing autographs, waved to fans and after some time, went inside the theater.

Brad Pitt was there to attend the premier of Disney movie, Maleficent, which stars his Angelina Jolie and youngest daughter, 4-year-old Vivienne. Also present during the premier were the couple's children.

Sediuk is an Ukranian TV reporter who is known in Hollywood for his pranks on celebrities on the red carpet.

Just this month, Sediuk pulled a prank on America Ferrera at the Cannes Film Festival premier of "How To Train Your Dragon 2." While posing for photographers on the red carpet, Sediuk sneaked behind the actress and crouched down under her dress.

Earlier this year, actor Bradley Cooper also became victim to the Ukranian's pranks as the prankster knelt on his knees in front of Cooper and hugged his legs. Fellow co-actors Michael Pena and Mandy Patinkin had to help the poor actor pry Sediuk off of him.

In a more extreme incident, Sediuk got shoved and slapped by actor Will Smith during the Men In Black 3 premier in Moscow in 2012. The reporter had run up to the actor and kissed him. Surprised and angry, the actor had reacted by pushing him away and slapping him in the face. "He's lucky I didn't sucker-punch him," the actor said.

Currently, Sediuk is being held with a $20,000 bail. Local authorities are still conducting investigations on whether the attack on Brad Pitt was intentional. He is reported to be arraigned on Thursday.

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