The expert notices directly a moment of tension in the couple following Jada’s hair joke Pinkett Smith. According to him, Jada reacts directly with a movement expressing unease and withdrawal. Will Smith, although he appears to be laughing, sinks back into his seat, also a sign of tension or unease, as argued Darren Stanton, another expert interviewed by the Mirror.
When Will Smith gets up and walks over to the comic, Chris Rock shows no signs that an attack is near:
- hands behind his back, he displays a position of authority
- he exposes his body and his vital organs, without gesture of protection, a sign that there did not seem to be any imminent danger
Will Smith presents, following the slap, body signs of domination, raising his chin like animals do this when defending their young. And it doesn’t stop there,”one can also see his dilated nostrils, prolonged eye contact, which are signs of genuine anger. We also see him flash a micro-expression of disgust, in this case his nostrils droop as if he’s smelled a bad smell.“
According to the expert, even if Will Smith is a great actor (he received the Oscar following all), it is not possible to simulate this kind of emotion so strong and so precisely. It is therefore not a staging but a real stroke of blood, which he also regrets.
