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Will Smith’s viral slap of Chris Rock is a moment that will be engraved in minds for years to come, however, in the days since the conversation has shifted with many wondering what really provoked Smith.
An executive-level industry insider who was present in the moment when the assault took place relayed to Fox News Digital hours after the incident that “people were more stunned at ‘I’ve never seen Will Smith aggressive'” as Smith has historically exuded a dynamic and high-spirited personality – often crossing the line into cheesy territory.
So after years of witnessing a wildly public life that has rarely, if ever, seen Smith act out violently, the world is left asking: What happened? Was Smith’s reaction to Rock’s “G.I. Jane 2” joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head more “Hancock”-like – in which every well-intentioned feat leaves behind collateral damage – or will Smith be remembered by Hollywood as “Enemy of the State?”
Fox News Digital spoke with two leading psychologists who were watching in real time when Smith casually strolled on stage and smacked Rock. A key takeaway is that Smith might have been triggered by something that had been lingering long before the 94th Academy Awards went down in television infamy.
ACADEMY CONDEMNS WILL SMITH’S ACTIONS, LAUNCHING FORMAL REVIEW OF CHRIS ROCK SLAP
DEFENDING HIS WIFE?
“It sounds like he felt that the joke really disrespected his wife … he felt as a husband he needed to protect her, and the best way to protect her is to disrespect back,” Madison Park Psychological Services Founder and Director Dr. Yasmine Saad told Fox News Digital about what she believed prompted Smith’s reaction. “It’s basically in order to hit someone you have to feel hurt, you have to feel triggered, and in order to feel triggered, there has to be a strong emotion behind it.”
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