Jada Pinkett Smith is officially done with the $3 million lawsuit from Bilaal Salaam, and she’s asking a California judge to throw the whole thing out.
According to new court documents filed on Monday, February 16, Jada’s legal team is pushing to strike the complaint entirely, arguing that it’s nothing more than a “meritless” attack that goes against California’s anti-SLAPP statute. This law is specifically designed to weed out lawsuits that are filed just to silence people or punish them for speaking out on public issues.
The drama really kicked off after Salaam (also known as Brother Bilaal) went on the Unwine With Tasha K podcast and claimed he walked in on Will Smith and actor Duane Martin in a sexual act. Jada didn’t hold back in response, calling the allegations “nonsense” during a sit-down with “The Breakfast Club.” Her new motion to dismiss makes it clear that they believe Salaam is just looking for a payday.
“Plaintiff voluntarily gave media interviews claiming – without evidence – that he personally witnessed her husband, actor Will Smith, engaging in sexual acts,” the motion reads. “Plaintiff’s allegations were false, uncorroborated, and made to generate attention as part of an ongoing public campaign of harassment directed at Defendant and her family.”
Salaam’s lawsuit, filed in December 2025, tells a much darker story. He claims Jada cornered him at the Regency Calabasas Commons back in 2021 and threatened his life, allegedly telling him he’d “end up missing or catch a bullet.” He also claimed that after the 2022 Oscars slap, he was pulled in to help with “crisis management” that involved “illegal, unethical, or morally compromising” tasks. According to Salaam, once the Smiths found out he was writing a “whistleblower memoir,” they launched a “retaliatory campaign” against him.
Jada’s team isn’t just denying the threats; they’re also calling out Salaam for leaking a private cease and desist letter.
“That letter was not a public statement at all. It was classic pre-litigation activity – confidential legal correspondence sent by counsel in anticipation of litigation – and is independently protected under California law,” the motion continues.
