Model Gigi Hadid lands awesome elbow to face of stranger who attacks her.

Don’t mess with Gigi Hadid.

A man who grabbed the model as she left a Milan Fashion Week show has learned that lesson the hard way. Hadid had women around the world cheering when she gave him a swift and hard elbow to the face.

In the video above, Hadid, her sister Bella, and their security can be seen exiting the Max Mara fashion show on Thursday, and walking into a mob of fans and photographers. The two models had stopped to pose for pictures with fans when a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat grabs Hadid from behind and lifts her up into the air.

“What the fuck?” Hadid screams as she struggles, clearly shocked and with no clue who has grabbed her or why. That’s when she lands the award winning elbow to his face. Bella meanwhile tries to break the man’s grip screaming, “Let go of her!”

Hadid is finally able to get out from his grip and the man runs away.

“Who the fuck are you, you piece of shit,” she shouts after the man as she makes to run after her assaulter, but her security holds her back.

To answer Gigi’s questions, that guy is personification of the herpes virus, Vitalii Sediuk.

Sediuk, who describes himself as a “prankster” is the arse who who has been physically assaulting celebrities on red carpets and at award shows for years.

You might remember him as the guy who physically attacked Brad Pitt at the premiere of Maleficent, or the guy committed a sex crime when he put his head under America Ferrera’s dress at the Cannes Film Festival. He also tried to kiss Will Smith and got slapped a few years ago.

Physically assaulting Gigi Hadid is just the latest in a long line of “cool pranks” by the former Ukrainian television reporter.

In an statement to The Hollywood Reporter regarding the incident, Sediuk actually had the gall to defend his attack on Hadid.

“While I consider Gigi Hadid beautiful, she and her friend Kendall Jenner have nothing to do with high fashion. By doing this, I encourage the fashion industry to put true talents on the runway and Vogue covers instead of well-connected cute girls from Instagram,” Sediuk said.

“You can call it a manifest or a protest. This is also a wake-up call for Anna Wintour, who turned Vogue into a tabloid by putting Kardashians and other similar celebrities on a cover of a well-respected magazine,” he added.

Doing some Milano shopping ..???????????????????????? #mfw

A photo posted by Vitalii Sediuk (@vitaliisediuk) on Sep 22, 2016 at 2:47pm PDT

The Hollywood Reporter asked Sediuk to respond to the fact that what he sees as a prank or a stunt is seen by many to be nothing more than an assault on a woman. Sediuk said, “Don’t be over-dramatic.”

And it seems there are those who agree with Sediuk’s take on the assault/prank.

The UK Sun posted an article on the attack with the title,”NOT MODEL BEHAVIOR: Gigi Hadid aggressively lashes out and ELBOWS fan in the FACE after he tries to pick her up.”

They’ve since rewritten the article and changed that headline to “DON’T MESS WITH GIGI Moment model Gigi Hadid elbows prankster in the face when he pounces on her in the street and lifts her off the floor” but not before reporter Rachel McGrath was able to take a screenshot.

McGrath’s tweet was brought to the attention of Hadid herself who thanked the writer for her response adding that Sediuk is definitely not a fan. “To unknown article writer: fan?!!!” Hadid wrote in a two part tweet. “The ACTUAL fans that were there can tell you what happened. I’m a HUMAN BEING—and had EVERY RIGHT to defend myself. How dare that idiot think he has the right to man-handle a complete stranger.”

“He ran quick tho,” the model concluded.

Yeah, he did. Hadid can throw a punch.

A video posted by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid) on Oct 10, 2015 at 10:01am PDT

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