Footage taken on the US Open allegedly confirmed millionaire CEO Piotr Szczerek snatching a memento hat away from a toddler.
The video, posted through Instagram on Sunday, August 31, captured a younger boy positioned within the stands as Polish tennis professional Kamil Majchrzak signed autographs and took his hat off to supply it to the boy after his second spherical match on Friday, August 29.
Earlier than the boy was in a position to retrieve the souvenir, a person, who the New York Submit reported to be the CEO of Polish-based landscaping firm Drogbruk, was seen snatching the hat out of Majchrzak’s fingers.
Us Weekly has reached out to a consultant for Szczerek for remark.
Visibly disenchanted to lose his meant reward to the person standing beside him, the teenager was seen protesting in the direction of the person, holding an arm out in an effort to retrieve the hat for himself.
The person was, nonetheless, dedicated to retaining the momento, and turned away from the kid as he inspected the within of the accent earlier than inserting it inside a pal’s bag. Because the youngster continued to protest, the person continued to disregard the kid. The person’s pal was additionally seen grinning as she gazed down at Majchrzak, 29, with the hat saved safely in her bag.
The New York Submit reported on the thriller man’s identification on Friday, August 30, noting that Majchrzak, who defeated Russian professional Karen Khachanov through the match, instructed the outlet that Szczerek had taken his hat.
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The outlet quoted Majchrzak, who instructed them the incident was “clearly … some form of confusion.” Majchrzak additionally offered a recount of what went down however admitted that he was not throughout the snatch itself.
“I used to be pointing, giving the hat, however I had quite a bit happening after my match, after being tremendous drained and tremendous excited for the win. I simply missed it,” the tennis participant reportedly stated. “I had, like, a useless look, if you recognize what I imply. I’m positive the man was additionally performing within the second of warmth, within the second of feelings.”
Majchrzak additionally instructed the outlet that Szczerek “sponsors his tennis federation in Poland.”
Within the wake of the video circulating on-line, an announcement linked to Szczerek went viral on Sunday. Whereas the validity of the assertion has not been confirmed, it defined the incident as inflicting “a disproportionate uproar.”
Shared through the identical Instagram submit that featured footage of the incident itself, the assertion continued, “It’s all in regards to the well-known hat, after all. Sure, I took it. Sure, I did it rapidly. However as I’ve at all times stated, life is first come, first served.”
It additionally famous, “Let’s not make a worldwide scandal out of the hat. It’s only a hat. In the event you had been sooner, you’ll have it.”
