Will Smith goes on stage at the Oscars and hits Chris Rock then verbally threatens him from his seat

I dunno if it’s money motivating him, I think it’s the respect thing that he wants back, but that’s not going to happen. Too poor of a choice on too big of a stage

His opportunity to gain that respect back rests firmly with Chris Rock and that's okay. It took him months to apologize, Rock gets to take his time deciding whether he'll ever forgive him.