Jada Pinkett Smith is being accused of threatening hurt to her husband Will Smith’s former shut pal for revealing particulars about her private life in a bombshell new lawsuit.
Within the lawsuit filed on Nov. 7, Bilaal Salaam — who refers to himself as Will’s “finest pal for practically 40 years” — claims Jada confronted him at Will’s celebration on Sept. 25, 2021, held on the Regency Calabasas Frequent.
“Whereas within the foyer, Jada Pinkett Smith approached Plaintiff with roughly seven members of her entourage, grew to become verbally aggressive, and threatened Plaintiff by stating that if he continued ‘telling her private enterprise,’ he would ‘find yourself lacking or catch a bullet,’ and demanded he signal a non-disclosure settlement (NDA) ‘or else,’” the lawsuit obtained by Web page Six claims
Salaam alleges that an affiliate of Jada’s then adopted him to his automotive and continued making verbal threats in opposition to him.
Within the lawsuit, he claims “a retaliatory marketing campaign” was later launched in opposition to him after he refused to assist with disaster administration following Will slapping Chris Rock on the 2022 Oscars.
Salaam claims he refused to carry out duties he “believed have been unlawful, unethical, or morally compromising,” per the docs.
Salaam can also be suing Jada for “intentional infliction of emotional misery” as a result of she denied to TMZ that she had ever seen Will interact in any sexual or intimate conduct with males.
“This was a false denial, as Plaintiff had already launched a viral video displaying Will Smith groping Alfonso Ribeiro (together with his penis, nipple, and buttocks) in entrance of Defendant and her kids, who have been visibly current,” in keeping with the lawsuit. (Ribeiro has by no means commented on the claims).
Salaam claims within the lawsuit that Jada’s “false denial” was a deliberate effort to discredit him and indicate that his prior statements about Will have been “inaccurate, delusional, or fabricated, inflicting extreme public ridicule and lack of credibility.”
Extra allegations embrace that he was threatened by a supervisor on behalf of Jada to “work one thing out” and to “finish this feud earlier than you get bodily harm” with regard to a memoir he was planning to launch.
Salaam claims his status was destroyed, his well being deteriorated, and that he suffered monetary loss and emotional trauma because of Jada’s alleged “malicious, intentional, and reckless conduct,” per the lawsuit.
He’s looking for $3 million in damages.
Reps for Jada and Will didn’t instantly reply to Web page Six’s request for remark.
This isn’t the primary time Salaam has made accusations in opposition to Will. In November 2023, Will’s rep denied Salaam’s claims that he caught Will having intercourse with actor Duane Martin.
“This story is totally fabricated and the declare is unequivocally false,” his rep instructed TMZ on the time.
