Bilaal Salaam, a former friend of the Smith family who is suing Jada Pinkett Smith, alleges in newly filed court documents that Will Smith backed his wife after she threatened him over a planned memoir about his time with the family. The claims have not been independently verified in the material provided.
Salaam says the conversation took place around October 5, 2021, during a call with Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, as well as Will’s friend Charlie Mack. According to the filing, Jada threatened to have Salaam killed if he continued with the book. Salaam says he asked Will whether he had heard the threat, and Will replied, “You heard what my wife said.”
Salaam says he told the couple not to contact him again that October. He also alleges that Duane Martin called him in March 2022, after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, and asked him to help address the public-relations fallout. Salaam says he declined.
The filing says Salaam took the alleged threat seriously because of the Smiths’ wealth and influence. He is suing Jada Pinkett Smith for emotional distress, which he claims she caused him.
Sources: TMZ.