Gigi Hadid at the Milan Fashion Week. (Image courtesy: YouTube)
Quick Take
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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
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:
GIRLS, prepare yourselves so that, if you ever feel in danger, MUSCLE MEMORY can fight back for you. Thank you all so much for ur support.
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) September 22, 2016
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."
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Gigi and Bella Hadid walked the ramp for Fendi at the Milan Fashion Week the same day.
