Will Smith vs Chris Rock

[Char]

I'm not sure whether or not it was real or part of the show.

[Pathca]

The swearing makes me suspect it is real

[Blaze]

Totally inexcusable behaviour on Will Smith's part, compounded by his outburst afterwards. Verbally abused ??? Hardly, it certainly didn't justify punching CR on the nose like that. Is WS's wife incapable of defending herself - WS seemed to find it funny !

[Pathca]

He’s quite happy for other men to sleep with his wife,apparently, but reacts like that to a ( tasteless) joke

[Bayleaf]

Now I'm beginning to wonder if the whole thing was staged - to add some spice to the proceedings. As if there isn't enough violence going on elsewhere at the moment.

[tagh]

Will Smith was quite right to slap the nasty slimy little comic who was mocking his wife’s handicap. Pity it was not a decent haymaker that laid him out flat.

[Hedgerow]

After hours of almost saturation coverage by the BBC this morning, I don't really care either way. People still dying in the Ukraine is of more importance to me than what happens at the Oscars.

[niemeyjt]

Will Smith was quite right to slap the nasty slimy little comic who was mocking his wife’s handicap. Pity it was not a decent haymaker that laid him out flat.

Using violence to retaliate against words, however tasteless, is a very bad example for WS to show to his followers.

It descends into gang members slapping people who say bad things to their peers, and then in turn using a knife or other weapon instead of a slap.

[Bayleaf]

+1 Absolutely and completely.

[Ford Focus]

A "storm in a teacup".