You still think it was staged? Really?
Yup, see my post further down.
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Note the bit about the victim’s cooperation.
Also, think about when this incident took place during the show, that the show was looking at record bad ratings and demos, that the violence was a slap and not a punch, and that we have a very limited number of views of what took place.
Simple way to find out. Just ask those questions of the parties involved.