Jada Pinkett Smith Fights $3M Lawsuit

Jada Pinkett Smith is seeking to dismiss a $3 million lawsuit filed by Bilaal Salaam, who alleges she threatened him. Pinkett Smith contends that Salaam's accusations are entirely false and uncorroborated, suggesting they are intended to generate attention and are part of an ongoing harassment campaign against her family. She argues that Salaam's lawsuit unfairly targets her constitutionally protected speech regarding matters of public interest concerning her family.

According to court documents filed on 2026-02-16T20:14:24+00:00, Pinkett Smith claims Salaam has an obsession with the Smith family and that she never mentioned his name in her public statements. Salaam's lawsuit, originally filed in November 2025, alleges that Pinkett Smith threatened him in September 2021 at a birthday party, warning him he would 'end up missing or catch a bullet' if he continued discussing her personal business and demanding he sign an NDA. The dispute allegedly began after Salaam refused to assist Will Smith with 'crisis management' following the Oscars incident.