Man Who Snatched Hat From Boy At US Open Identified, Finally Apologizes

Meet Piotr Szczerek.

Don’t know who that is?

He’s the man who some of you have dubbed a “douchebag millionaire”, “scumbag CEO” and….and, I quote: “retarded scumbag loser” who snatched a signed hat away from a child at the US Open.

Not my words, but here is BigCityB and Cornokun on X showing how they feel about Piotr:

During the #USOpen2025,  Douchebag MILLIONAIRE @PiotrSzczerek, Polish CEO of #Drogbuk, snatched a cap from a child that was autographed by #tennis player #KamilMajchrzak😡 

REPOST THIS: MAKE THIS JAG-OFF FAMOUS! pic.twitter.com/rbMn3bXon2

— BigCity B (@BigCityBee_) August 31, 2025

Polish CEO Piotr Szczerek is a retarded scumbag loser who deserves savage mockery for his attitudes about snatching the hat away from a child.

Sue me, you shitty human. pic.twitter.com/p9KPEcOMAY

— 𝙲𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚔𝚞𝚗 (@cornokun) August 31, 2025

It really is pretty despicable when you see the footage.

Watch here:

This scumbag CEO #piotrszczerek is getting more famous than the cheating CEO at the Coldplay concert. People can forgive adulterers but this is the literal definition of unforgivable, especially after he doubled down in his response and threatened lawsuits pic.twitter.com/06ZDR9RM8E

— Bruno Sarducci 🌊 🏄‍♂️ (@dudeonthebay) August 31, 2025

Yeah that is definitely scumbag behavior.

And now far too late, the CEO has finally posted an apology.

But it’s not the apology you might think.

Because what’s going viral on X is this:

And while that is certainly designed to get attention and further incite hatred against the, quote, “douchebag millionaire” I have to always report the truth here and tell you that’s not real.

That’s a fake.

I repeat, the “apology” above is a total fake folks.

But while that one’s not real, this one from his Facebook Page is real:

FULL TEXT:

Piotr Szczerek
2h ·

In connection with the incident that occurred during Kamill Majchrzak’s match at the US Open, I would like to unequivocally apologize to the young boy, his family, all the fans, and the player himself.

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I take full responsibility for my extremely poor judgment and hurtful actions. It was never my intent to steal away a prized memento from the young fan. I became caught up in the heat of the moment and the joy of the victory, and I believed Majchrzak was handing a hat to me to give to my sons, who had previously asked for autographs. Regardless of what I believed was happening, the actions I took hurt the young boy and disappointed the fans.

I have sent the hat back to the boy and extended my sincere apologies to his family. I hope, at least to a small extent, I was able to repair the harm I caused.

I also want to state clearly: neither I nor my wife nor my sons commented on this situation on social media or on any other platform. We did not hire any law firm regarding this matter. All statements appearing online accredited to us were false and were not authored by us or our representatives.

For years, my wife and I have been involved in supporting children and young athletes, but this incident has shown me that a moment of inattention can undo years of work and support. It is a painful but necessary lesson in humility.

Going forward, I will engage even more actively in initiatives that support children and youth, and I will take actions against violence and hate. I believe that only through actions can I rebuild the trust I have lost.

Once again, I apologize to everyone I let down.

Please understand — for the sake of my family, I have decided to disable the ability to comment on this post.

Sincerely,
Piotr Szczerek

And now let’s end on a good note.

What about the kid?

Things ended just fine for him.

Not only did he eventually get a signed hat but he got to meet the tennis player one-on-one and pose for a picture:

Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak gives the boy whose cap was stolen at the US Open by #PiotrSzczerek, a brand new one with an autograph! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/hrjMnMENOJ

— Scott 𝕏  (@bullriders1) September 1, 2025

Great ending, and class act by Kamil.

Well done my man!