Someone other than a “yes” man must have talked some sense in him.
He has some anger issues and I read one commentator wonder if him slapping Cris Rock was really his desire to slap his wife.
Only he knows what was in his mind.
He spent years building up his image as a “good guy” and one moment of pique he tossed it away. Video clip of THE SLAP will be around forever (like that streaker back in the 1970s).
Perhaps the first step on the road back is to divorce your wife, she is not doing you any favors.
Probably many moments of abusing some sort of substance before the show.