changed everything at the 94th annual academy awards. keep my wife's name out of your...mouth! anne thompson was in the auditorium when it happened. there has never been anything as shocking as that. _ ifelt like i had been punched in the gut. | it was really frightening. all over la and around the world, will smith slapping chris rock after he made a joke about his wife was the subject of animated discussion. movie fans on hollywood boulevard were still talking about it several days after the event. they did not think it would harm the standing of will smith. he's will smith, i think he will snap back. he got a little irritated, someone was talking about his wife, she's going through a serious situation, i think him and chris had some energy back in the past and he never talked it out with him, and i think itjust clicked and he snapped. i think there was a better way to handle the situation- if he was upset. he could have spoken - to chris rock off stage and it took away from a great night