Idk, it was satisfying because Chris Rock made a gross joke, and he apologized accordingly. I do not believe for a second that all physical violence is equal, but it's interesting to see how many people think that way.

Shouting at him to not talk about his wife like that, fine, I can understand that, but physically assaulting him was taking it too far, even if it was 'just' a slap.

I don't support aggressions. Said this, something stops being funny when you feel offended in some way. It seems the wife was diagnosed with alopecia. Only the person who lives with someone with a disease knows how it affects them on their daily basis. So I don't know if it was a set up or not but i find it to be a little bad taste joke. If you don't know about sth, you shouldn't joke about it. That's it. And I'll repeat again that I don't support his aggression..

Just googled it - decent slap, Chris took it like a champ. Will comes across like a cry bully bitch. Ultimately I will forget about this tomorrow, as with anything that happens in the oscars.

I've only heard, haven't seen it, but I don't believe for a millisecond that any of that is legit, it's as contrived as Madonna and Britney kissing at the Grammys or whatever that one time...and shame on Chris Rock for selling out like this, I mean you need to do Adam Sandler movies, fine, an actor's gotta work and all, but what does getting 'slapped' by Will Smith get for him? I don't feel like it was played to be funny and if it wasn't hilarious then he should be above that SMH

I don't care.

It was very obviously a set up. The self congratulatory wank fest that is the Oscars have been hemorrhaging ratings for years.

Just a couple weeks ago they were pondering how to get younger viewers watched and voila - this happens.

I do not know Mr. Rock and I did not hear what insults he used to poke fun on Mrs. Smith. But certainly smashing a face is going too far. It was done in cold blood and not as a spontaneous action in sudden rage which could excuse part of the brutality. So unless I know what the insult was to rejudge this I find such a public action of beating up sb on stage disgusting and a criminal offence.