Will Smith once jokingly raised his hand in warning to a Spanish TV presenter and told him: "Careful with what you say to my wife".
A clip of the moment from more than a decade ago resurfaced today, in the wake of Will slapping Chris Rock across the face at the Oscars on Sunday night.
In the video, Will, 53, is seen standing with his arm around wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, and eyeballing TV host Pablo Motos as he issues the warning.
Pablo, who presents popular Spanish show El Hormiguero, was about to start complimenting Jada on her beauty and professional success after giving the couple’s son Jaden advice on making it in the film business.
But the pint-sized host only got as far as pronouncing Jada's name before her 6ft 2 husband, who had appeared on the show a number of times, raised his right hand and barked in Spanish: "Pablo, be careful with the words you use for my wife, okay!"
He then motioned to the host to start talking while stretching his neck forward to show him he would be listening very closely to every word he was saying.
Will replied: "Very good, very good", as the Spanish star said he was not surprised at actress Jada’s success in Hollywood before telling her she was beautiful "outside and in" after her husband had warned him again by saying "Cuidado, cuidado" which in English translates as "Be Careful".
The TV moment - first broadcast on August 26, 2010 - finished with Pablo hugging Jada before doing a high five with Will, proving the actor at the centre of the Oscar controversy was only fooling around with his threats.
But the footage was being rescued by eagle-eyed social media users today following the extraordinary assault on Chris Rock, which followed his poorly-received joke about his wife's alopecia.
It resurfaced hours after Ukrainian reporter-turned prankster Vitalii Sediuk spoke about the moment a decade ago when he was pushed and given a backhanded slap to the face after he hugged and tried to kiss Will on the red carpet at a premiere in Moscow.
Spanish film lover Toni Morejon said of the old footage filmed on El Hormiguero: "Will Smith already warned Pablo Motos way back what could happen to him" before finishing his tweet with the hashtag #Oscars.
Pablo is a household name in Spain where he has interviewed the likes of Justin Bieber.
Earlier this year he branded former Chelsea and Man United manager Jose Mourinho the ‘lying one’ after accusing him of dirty tricks to get his daughter Matilde into a 2012 interview he did with the Canadian singer.
Mourinho is more used to being called the ‘special one’ after the famed moniker stuck with him in the years after he used it in 2004 to describe himself in his first spell at Stamford Bridge.
The Spanish TV host claimed the football manager had fooled him into believing he would give him an interview in exchange for free tickets for Matilde and a friend.
He has forged a close relationship with Will Smith over the years following his multiple appearances on his TV show.
Pablo has said of the Oscars incident on his programme, now screened on Antena 3: "Although it is clear that the violence is unjustifiable and that Will Smith has screwed up and, surely, the Hollywood market is going to make him pay dearly, I would like us to understand the other side.
"Chris Rock has to know that when you use freedom of expression in public you have to assume that you are going to pay a price. Freedom of expression is not free and those of us at this table know that."
