Jada Pinkett Smith is asking a judge to order Will Smith’s former friend Bilaal Salaam to cover nearly $49,000 in legal costs after parts of his emotional distress lawsuit against her were dismissed.
According to court documents reviewed by TMZPinkett Smith argued that Salaam should be responsible for the expenses he incurred in defending himself.
Salaam had filed a $3 million emotional distress lawsuit last year, alleging that he was hired to help Smith with damage control following the 2022 Oscars slap incident involving Chris Rock.
Salaam alleged that Pinkett Smith and members of his entourage threatened him after learning he was working on a memoir.
Apparently, they even warned him that he could “end up missing” or “take a bullet” if he continued “telling them about personal matters.”
He also claimed that she pressured him to sign a confidentiality agreement under implied threat.
Pinkett Smith categorically refuted all of those claims, calling them “false, uncorroborated, and made to generate attention as part of an ongoing public campaign of harassment.”
He further argued that Salaam provided no evidence for claims that he lost a girlfriend, left the country or suffered health problems due to distress.
While parts of the lawsuit have been dismissed, the case remains ongoing.
