Will Or Chris, Whose Side Are You On

I am in agreement with this thought. Will Smith is a master of creating humor by making fun of others himself. Even now he is not standing up for any person in similar circumstance, but standing up only for "his wife". He would care less if it was someone else or if his wife smiled at the joke. He over-reacted I think as Jada is fully capable of defending herself.

This information confirms that this was not staged -> Will Smith resigns from the Academy - CNN

 

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There doesn't seem like there is much left to say about "the slap" at this year's Academy Awards, but I'll offer this: The whole thing felt less about Jada Pinkett Smith and more about Will Smith.
Yes, the beloved actor took to the stage to hit Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Pinkett Smith's shaved head (she suffers from alopecia), but in his tearful acceptance speech, when moments after the incident, Smith won his first Oscar, I saw more than a man defending his wife.
I saw the young boy Smith wrote about in his memoir who felt unable to protect his mother from an abusive relationship. And, in that, I think there is a lesson for us all in how if we don't deal with our trauma, it could resurface and cause damage to others and ourselves.
That's not an excuse or a pass, just a reminder that we all have stuff.

 

Its impressive how well Chris handled this: