-- "The raw moment sparked a debate across social media, as people wondered whether Rock and Smith had just pulled off an elaborate prank." --
FROM THE COMMENTS: -- "WILL Smith explains... 'Love will make you do crazy things.'
Every woman who's ever been hit has heard that one." --
HERE'S A THOUGHT -- "Would he have done it if Duane Johnson made the joke? Chris Rock is a small dude, so yeah, kind of a dick move." --
ASK A BLACK DEMOCRAT -- "Massachusetts Democrat and far-left Representative Ayanna Pressley apparently praised Will Smith in a tweet for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars in defense of his wife — before quickly deleting the eyebrow-raising tribute." --
Hey... CNN’s Asha Rangappa
blamed Trump for the incident.