Will Smith’s former friend asks the actor to testify in the million-dollar lawsuit he filed against Jada Pinkett. Bilaal Salaam filed a lawsuit for $3 million against the actress for alleged threats during a meeting in 2021.

Bilaal Salaamwho introduces himself as an old friend of Will Smithrequested that the actor give a statement in the framework of the lawsuit for 3 million dollars that he filed against Jada Pinkett Smith.

The lawsuit, filed in November 2025, centers on allegations of threats and intimidation that Salaam says occurred during a meeting in September 2021.

According to court documents obtained by , Bilaal Salaam sent an email on July 7 in which he asked a judge to order the appearance of Will Smith for a formal declaration within the process. The request seeks to incorporate the actor’s testimony as part of the evidence in the case.

The legal team of Jada Pinkett Smith responded that “there is nothing to discuss in a meeting” because Will “is not a party to this litigation” and has not formally received a subpoena.

“To the extent that you request your statement, you must comply with the applicable procedures for obtaining information from a person who is not a party to the process,” the email stated.

In addition to opposing the request related to the protagonist of the actress’s defense argued that Salaam, who represents himself in the case, has not presented sufficient evidence to support the accusations made in the lawsuit.

The lawyers also requested that Bilaal Salaam Provide medical documentation that supports your claim of having suffered emotional damage as a result of the alleged threats.

Likewise, they requested access to the alleged recorded communications that the plaintiff claims to have with people who would have been present during the incident described in the lawsuit.

Although a request by the plaintiff to have the case taken to trial was rejected, both parties have a hearing scheduled for August 19.

In the lawsuit, the man who called himself “Will’s best friend for almost 40 years” explained that on September 25, 2021, he attended the actor’s birthday celebration at the Regency Calabasas Commons, where the incident that gave rise to the legal action occurred.

According to the document presented to the court, Salaam maintains that Jada Pinkett Smith “She became verbally aggressive and threatened him by telling him that if he continued to tell about his personal affairs, he would end up missing or take a bullet.”

He also claims that “he demanded that he sign a confidentiality agreement (NDA) ‘or face the consequences.'” Salaam further maintains that the alleged threats continued as he walked to his vehicle at the end of the event.

In his lawsuit, he also claims that he was subsequently subject to a campaign of retaliation for not having collaborated in the management of the crisis generated after the incident that occurred during the 2022 Oscars ceremony, when Will Smith He went on stage and hit the comedian Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada.

Jada Pinkett Smith publicly responded to the allegations in February of this year. On that occasion, she described the allegations as “false,” assured that they lacked corroboration, and maintained that they were part of a public campaign of harassment directed against her and her family.

The actress also stated that, according to her version, Salaam maintains a fixation with his family and pointed out that, when the events supposedly occurred in 2021, he had not publicly mentioned her in relation to that episode.

As part of his defense, Jada Pinkett Smith He also requested that the plaintiff cover approximately $49,000 in legal fees while the process continues in court.