Will Smith is being sued for sexual harassment and wrongful termination by his former tour violinist.

On Tuesday (Dec. 30), Brian King Joseph filed swimsuit in opposition to the Philadelphia rapper-actor within the Superior Court docket of California in Los Angeles, NBC Information studies. Joseph claims he was employed in November of 2024 to play on Will’s Primarily based on a True Story album and to seem on the Primarily based on a True Story: 2025 Tour. Nevertheless, in line with the swimsuit, Joseph skilled a “traumatic sequence of occasions” whereas on tour with Will in Vegas in March of 2025.

Joseph claims Will’s staff misplaced his bag, which contained his lodge key. Joseph later found somebody had been in his room. He additionally discovered proof of “a sexual menace of violence” within the type of a observe that learn: “Brian, I’ll be again… simply us.”

The musician additionally claims he discovered different objects that weren’t his, together with a bottle of HIV treatment and hospital discharge papers, and he feared an unknown individual would return to his room to interact in intercourse acts.

The swimsuit goes on to assert that Joseph was terminated by a member of Will’s administration staff a couple of days following the incident, after being shamed and informed he was making the story up. Because of this, Joseph claims he suffered “PTSD and different psychological sickness on account of the termination.”

Will’s lawyer, Allen B. Grodsky, vehemently denied the allegations in an announcement to Individuals.

“Mr. Joseph’s allegations regarding my consumer are false, baseless, and reckless,” Grodsky’s assertion reads. “They’re categorically denied, and we’ll use all authorized means accessible to deal with these claims and to make sure that the reality is delivered to gentle.”

Will Smith has but to personally deal with the claims.

Watch NBC Information’ Protection of the Will Smith Lawsuit