It's also completely contrary to Will Smith's career trajectory. He's trying to be a completely inofensive Tom Hanks-like figure. The slap really doesn't work for that image. Especially since everyone is hysterical now so the media reactions were mostly "this is cancel culture" with the "left wing" version saying that it's literally the end of press freedom in the west lmao. I think most normal (older) people were like "yeah if I make fun of a dude's wife I'd expect to get hit", but the media class by amd large thought western civilization ended that night.

Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Civil War movie is actually about the slap.