He speaks!

Vitalii Sediuk nearly knocked Kim Kardashian to the ground on Thursday outside of the Balmain fashion show in Paris, but he now claims he was merely trying to hug her.

The 25-year-old TV personality/prankster told the MailOnline:
    "I hope Kim is OK and won't be mad at me as I didn't mean any harm ... The prank with Kim was my protest that US banned me from entering the country."

Sediuk also posted the above selfie, which was snapped moments before the altercation and wrote, "Kanye, you are one lucky man! Kim is Goddess!!"

It was reported that Vitalii grabbed Kim's hair before diving at her legs and causing her to lose her balance, but Vitalii a source close to Vitalii told the website:
    "The information about Vitalii pulling Kim's hair is untrue. Vitalii hugged Kim which caused a big crowding with the security that pulled him down to the ground. Because of the mess, Kim may have lost her balance, but Vitalii didn't mean any harm."

In May Vitalii attacked Brad Pitt at the Los Angeles premiere of Maleficent, and not only was he charged with assault and battery, jailed and fined, but US Customs and Border Protection banned him from entering The United States! "I flew from Paris to Los Angeles on September 12," Vitali told the Mail. "It was a transfer flight via Instanbul. But on my way to the plane after my passport was checked, the security officer told me they received a paper from CBP (US Border Protection) not to let me on the flight."

Hmm, maybe he should have thought about that before accosting some of the biggest A-listers in Hollywood? But maybe we'll give him a pass for Kim...