Jada Pinkett Smith allegedly threatened friends for sharing ‘personal’ information

Jada Pinkett Smith is facing a lawsuit from a former co-worker who claims she physically threatened him in 2021.

In a $3 million lawsuit filed on November 7, US Weekly, Hello Pilar (aka the Bilaal Brothers) claimed that Pinkett Smith, 54, confronted him in the lobby of the Regency Calabasas Commons movie theater in September 2021 while he was attending a private birthday party. will smith.

According to Salaam’s documents, Pinkett Smith approached him with “approximately seven attendants” and became “verbally aggressive.” She then allegedly threatened Salam that if he didn’t stop “telling her personal things,” he would “end up missing or getting shot.” Salaam further claimed that Pinkett Smith asked him to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) “or else.”

Salaam went on to claim that one of Pinkett Smith’s associates followed him to his car while “continuing to make verbal threats.”

Six months later, the actor Duane Martin He allegedly called Salaam to tell him that Smith, 57, and his wife “desperately needed” his “crisis management” help after the 2022 Oscars. Smith was slapped chris rock.

Salam claimed that he “refuses to carry out tasks that he considers illegal, immoral or morally damaging” and said “his conscience does not allow him to engage in any cover-up or deceptive public relations activity”.

Martin, 60, allegedly told Salaam that “defendant Jada Pinkett Smith would face ‘serious problems’ if he refused to help.”

After Salam refused to help, the Smiths allegedly launched a “retaliatory campaign” against him, which included “threats from individuals close to Will and Jada.” He claimed the threats “escalated” after he learned he planned to write a “whistleblower memoir” about his work with the couple.

Salaam claimed that Pinkett Smith then “deliberately and maliciously participated in a smear campaign through nationally broadcast interviews.”

Relevant interviews include November 2023 in ” breakfast club Pinkett Smith responded to Salaam’s claim that he accidentally saw Smith having sex with Martin.

“Let me put it this way,” Pinkett Smith said at the time. “That’s ridiculous, right? And it’s nonsense.”

In the same interview, Pinkett Smith did not reveal Salam’s name but claimed the source of the sex rumors was trying to “money blackmail” her and her husband.

Salaam also cited a 2023 statement from TMZ in which Pinkett Smith said she and Smith were “suing” claims that Smith had a close relationship with Martin.

“Defendants never filed suit,” Salaam’s court filing reads. “The statement was false, reckless, and maliciously intended to manipulate public opinion and damage the plaintiff’s character.”

Salaam is suing for intentional infliction of emotional distress, seeking $3 million in damages and a “public retraction” of comments Pinkett Smith allegedly made about him.

In the lawsuit, Salaam describes himself as Smith’s “best friend” for “nearly 40 years,” noting that he “worked closely with Smith on many professional projects.” Salaam’s claims that his relationship with Smith was corroborated by Smith’s 2021 memoir, willwhich includes his photo.

Salaam said he had “developed extensive personal and professional familiarity” with Pinkett Smith during his time working with Smith. Marry an Oscar winner Since 1997.