Will Smith wanted to ‘protect, restore respect’ for Jada but it wasn’t ‘channeled in the right way’: experts

After years of witnessing a wildly public life that has rarely, if ever, seen Will Smith act out violently, the world is left asking what happened to the "King Richard" star.

So after years of witnessing a wildly public life that has rarely, if ever, seen Smith act out violently, the world is left asking: What happened? Was Smith’s reaction to Rock’s "G.I. Jane 2" joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head more "Hancock"-like – in which every well-intentioned feat leaves behind collateral damage – or will Smith be remembered by Hollywood as "Enemy of the State?"

Fox News Digital spoke with two leading psychologists who were watching in real time when Smith casually strolled on stage and smacked Rock.  A key takeaway is that Smith might have been triggered by something that had been lingering long before the 94th Academy Awards went down in television infamy.