This Article is From Sep 23, 2016

What Gigi Hadid Tweeted After Being 'Manhandled' at Milan Fashion Week

What Gigi Hadid Tweeted After Being 'Manhandled' at Milan Fashion Week

Gigi Hadid at the Milan Fashion Week. (Image courtesy: YouTube)

Highlights

  • Gigi was walking towards a waiting car when the incident took place
  • 'I have every right to defend myself,' she tweeted
  • The man is believed to be serial prankster Vitalii Sediuk
New Delhi: Supermodel Gigi Hadid was groped by an unknown man while she was leaving Milan Fashion Week on September 22. The Vitoria's Secret supermodel was walking towards a waiting car with her sister Bella Hadid when a man, believed to be serial prankster Vitalii Sediuk grabbed and lifted her.

Gigi, 21, who fought Vitalii off with her elbow and chased him, later tweeted: "I'm a human being and I have every right to defend myself. How dare that idiot think he has the right to manhandle a complete stranger? He ran quickly though."

Gigi "thanked" her boxing coach and tweeted:
 

On his (unverified) Instagram account Vitalii Sediuk claimed responsibility and explained: "By doing this I encourage fashion industry to put true talents on the runway instead of well-connected cute girls from Instagram."

Read his entire post:
 


Gigi and Bella Hadid walked the ramp for Fendi at the Milan Fashion Week the same day.
 
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