Jada Pinkett Smith threatened a purported longtime pal of her husband, Will Smith, telling him he would catch a bullet if he did not shut his lure about her … this in line with court docket paperwork.

The actress turned podcaster was sued in November 2025 for $3 million by Bilaal Salaam, who claimed he was Will’s greatest buddy for nearly 40 years, working intently collectively on a number of skilled and private tasks.

Within the lawsuit, Salaam says Jada approached him with about 7 different folks in her entourage at a personal birthday gathering for Will’s 53rd party at a movie show in Calabasas, CA, in September 2021.

What’s extra, Salaam says Jada “demanded” he signal a nondisclosure settlement “or else” … after which says one in every of Jada’s associates adopted him to his automobile whereas they continued shouting “verbal threats.” It isn’t clear what triggered the alleged altercation.

Then, in March 2022, Salaam says he refused to take part in “disaster administration” for Will after the actor smacked Chris Rock throughout the face on stage on the Academy Awards. Salaam says he turned down the job as a result of he did not need to “carry out duties he believed have been unlawful, unethical, or morally compromising.”

He claims Jada and Will’s crew then launched a “retaliatory marketing campaign” towards him, which worsened as soon as the well-known couple discovered he was writing a “whistleblower memoir” about his time with them.