Musing about Smith attacking Rock…
Assuming it wasn’t staged, do you think he have slapped someone else, maybe anyone else other than Rock?
If it were Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy or say Snoop Dogg…I have my doubts, you?
Chappelle: No, because Chappelle would have probably hit him back and then spent the entirety of the remainder of his set doing nothing but bagging on both Will and Jadda to an "over the top" degree
Eddie Murphy or Snoop Dogg: No, they are probably roughly on the same level of "untouchable elite" as the smiths and she would have known that the PR backlash wouldn't be worth it. So she would have just politely clapped along while wearing a fake smile and then probably rip into her husband on the drive home later that night for not standing up for her.
My take:
The slap happened because his caustic wife was upset about being publicly bagged on by a person that she feels is beneath her and therefore shouldn't have been allowed to say such things about his "betters" without being put in his place. If she can accomplish that by manipulating the husband that she clearly also feels contempt for then even better.
Chris showed himself to be a solid professional by doing his best to make light of the slap and try to move on with the program. Will should have been immediately removed by security and Chris allowed to ad lib a routine about why Will couldn't be there to accept the award during the timeslot allocated for Will to receive the award.
