Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by joe-eyeball

Coola is right on point with this! Will is trapped in a crap marriage and he has no power or say in it. He had no intention of doing anything after that joke but then he likely saw his wife’s disappointment and disgust in him continuing to be a weak and pathetic man! So he got up and did what he did to either prove her wrong in a completely idiotic way, or embarrass her, or a little bit of both.

It could very well be that simple. I'm not saying it isn't.