Smith's wife caught him laughing at the joke, gave him the Michelle Obama look, and this is how he dug himself out of hole #1. And into hole #2.
Nolte: Will Smith Blew Up 30 Years of Goodwill in 30 Seconds (breitbart.com) . . ."None of that will alter three facts… 1) Smith melted down, lost control, and sucker-slapped a much smaller man, and this much-smaller man not only took the hit like a man but showed unbelievable poise. Believe me, Chris Rock’s stock just went up. His reaction defined professionalism. He exited that confrontation the Alpha Male. 2) The very thing that (I believe) triggered Smith’s meltdown — his wife publicly humiliating him as a cuckold, is about to be talked about and examined more than ever. It’s one thing for Jada to have affairs. This is Hollywood, after all. But for her to openly discuss those affairs on a podcast is beyond the beyond. Then she has Will come on the podcast and publicly emasculated him by throwing the affairs in his face. 3) Will Smith believed he could reclaim his manhood in the eyes of his wife and the public by assaulting a much smaller man. Ugly doesn’t begin to describe it.
"This is both Shakespearean and image shattering…
"Think about the image we all have of Will Smith… The handsome, charming, masculine, funny guy who’s never caught off guard and capable of handling himself in every situation.
"Smith has spent 30 years building that persona into a multi-billion dollar brand, and now it’s shattered and still shattering. Believe me; this story is far from over…"
Celebrity bullying goes back a long, long way: Watch Colbert showing off in front of the Hollywood left to get attaboys from Demo-celebs back in 2006. I didn't know Colbert at the time, but from then on I have considered him a weasel. The Tunnel Dweller
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