Will Smith defends his Wife with a Wallop! ?

The way he gestured to that interviewer was absolutely threatening, leaning towards him and saying 'be careful what you say' etc. It was creepy and intimidating. I wonder what WS would have done if the guy had said the wrong thing. ?

It was not. Jeezy peeps.

I've no doubt Jackie Chan would have leapt in to save the day if it had all gone pear-shaped.

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Right reason, wrong method. But it makes you wonder how Ricky Gervais got off so lightly a couple of years ago. Part of me wonders if it was staged to take everyones mind off all the other things happening in the world, see and unseen but that the execution of it went wrong for Will, and don't forget, he did laugh out loud at first.

There’s absolutely no way that it was planned.

Smith’s actions have put the future of several productions in jeopardy.
It’s going to affect hundreds of peoples jobs and cost an enormous amount of money, and at a time when the film industry isn’t flourishing.
The only people it’s good news for is Rock and lots and lots of lawyers.

Susie42, good answer. I think it would have made a very nuanced response to walk out and would have had much the same effect without the violence.
Personally I think Will Smith was in shock with his actions and that is why he cried. From what I have read, Chris Rock had not made that "off the cuff" joke in the rehearsals and from watching the uncensored footage, he absolutely knew he had overstepped the mark. He actually muttered the word, "genocide," immdiately afterwards which suggests that his thrust was meant to be hurtful. He reminds me of a smiling assassin.