Was that slap real?
Everyone's assuming it was real, I have no idea. There's evidence that suggests both. Either possibility would be very confusing. I really hope we find out soon.
Here's evidence that suggests it was fake:
-Chris instantly responded with "oh, wow". It would be a natural human response to spend at least a few seconds in silence, shocked.
-Will laughed at the start. A little odd to go from laughing to angry. He was also smiling while he walked off the stage.
-Chris continues joking. If it was real, it could've caused more violence. Most people in that situation would've wanted to diffuse the situation.
-Will wasn't kicked out.
-This wasn't addressed again.
-Will appeared happy throughout the rest of the show.
-This seems very out of character for Will, especially since it's definitely not even close to the worst thing he's heard said about Jada.
Here's evidence that suggests it was real:
-This isn't funny at all, and I can't imagine anyone thinking it is.
-Jada seemed angry the whole time.
-The joke was about Jada's alopecia, which let's face it, is a little inappropriate, and I can’t imagine Will agreeing to it.
-Will and Chris both swore. Everyone knows swearing is censored on live TV, so that means the TV viewers would've missed part of the joke.
-Will appeared genuinely angry, not comedic angry.
-If you watch in slow motion, it does appear to be real.
-In Will’s speech, he apologised, although not to anyone specific, and mentioned doing anything to protect his family.
There's probably lots more of both, anyone wanna add more?