Jada Pinkett Smith is seeking to have a $3 million lawsuit dismissed, according to a new report. The actress has filed a motion in Los Angeles Superior Court requesting that the complaint brought by Bilaal Salaam be struck in full.
New report claims Jada Pinkett Smith has asked court to dismiss $3 million lawsuit in new motion
Jada Pinkett Smith has moved to have a $3 million lawsuit against her dismissed, according to PEOPLE.
The actress is seeking to strike the complaint brought by Bilaal Salaam, also known as Brother Bilaal. She noted that the case should be thrown out under California’s anti SLAPP statute. It allows courts to dispose of “meritless claims” that arise from “protected activity.”
Salaam initiated the lawsuit in December 2025. He alleges that Pinkett Smith threatened him during an encounter in September 2021 at the Regency Calabasas Commons. According to the complaint, he claims she told him he would “end up missing or catch a bullet.” Pinkett Smith denies that she was verbally abusive and asserts that the lawsuit is an attempt to suppress her protected free speech activity.
The legal dispute started from statements Salaam made during an appearance on the Unwine With Tasha K podcast. He alleged that he walked in on Will Smith engaging in a sexual act with actor Duane Martin. Following those claims, Pinkett Smith publicly rejected the allegations as “nonsense” in an interview on The Breakfast Club.
Her motion to dismiss states that Salaam “voluntarily gave media interviews claiming – without evidence – that he personally witnessed her husband, actor Will Smith, engaging in sexual acts.”
The legal team describes his allegations as false and uncorroborated. The filing further asserts that his statements were “made to generate attention as part of an ongoing public campaign of harassment directed at Defendant and her family.”
The motion also references a remark Pinkett Smith made to TMZ, in which she responded to the accusations by saying “we’re suin’.” In addition, her lawyers state that Salaam shared parts of a cease and desist letter sent by her legal team, which they describe as private legal communication.
Originally reported by Disheeta Maheshwari on ComingSoon.
