I saw a youtube of a body language expert analyze the event.
He made a convincing case that it wasn’t staged.
Starting with Jada’s reaction to the joke.
Chris Rocks reaction to Will coming on stage.
Will’s smirk after the slap as he exit’s the stage.
And Chris’ reaction after the slap.
I didn’t see that particular article but not surprised. I thought the same thing and I’m not trained. Many here are stuck on nothing but conspiracy theories...they thrive on it.