{"id":20058,"date":"2026-07-17T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/ontario\/will-smiths-former-friend-trying-to-drag-him-into-legal-war-with-jada-pinkett-smith\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:00:03","slug":"will-smiths-former-friend-trying-to-drag-him-into-legal-war-with-jada-pinkett-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/ontario\/will-smiths-former-friend-trying-to-drag-him-into-legal-war-with-jada-pinkett-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith&#8217;s Former Friend Trying to Drag Him Into Legal War With Jada Pinkett Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Will Smith&#8217;s Former Friend<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I Want To Grill You Under Oath &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Jada Threatened Me!!!<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-17T01:00:33-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              July 17, 2026<br \/>\n                            1:00 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-5917ea4c35d13bf99c8c9918872a149a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260716_deca8af7c4eb4b0b99b47f63d649abd1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:50fb4aaf-0148-43fa-a529-a3482746425c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/de\/4by3\/2026\/07\/16\/deca8af7c4eb4b0b99b47f63d649abd1_md.jpg\" alt=\"will smith Bilaal Salaam jada pinkett smith getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" title=\"Will Smith&#039;s Former Friend Trying to Drag Him Into Legal War With Jada Pinkett Smith\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5917ea4c35d13bf99c8c9918872a149a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-aeacc77400629fbb8b4108f5996d2d53\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/will-smith\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Will Smith<\/strong><\/a> could get roped into the ongoing legal battle between his former friend and his wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jada-pinkett-smith\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jada Pinkett Smith<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; at least if the former friend gets his way &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<p>According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Will&#8217;s ex-friend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bilaal-salaam\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Bilaal Salaam<\/strong><\/a>, is making moves to depose Will as part of his lawsuit against Jada.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-aeacc77400629fbb8b4108f5996d2d53--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-38cf7b5557ceb86cfec5a5c342b36f81\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260423_e2456c980e904264807a0c6647c4f6a3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:50fb4aaf-0148-43fa-a529-a3482746425c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e2\/4by3\/2026\/04\/23\/e2456c980e904264807a0c6647c4f6a3_md.jpg\" alt=\"will smith and bilaal salaam 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" title=\"Will Smith&#039;s Former Friend Trying to Drag Him Into Legal War With Jada Pinkett Smith\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-38cf7b5557ceb86cfec5a5c342b36f81--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-16d6244b54c4682f7dbd503bd4ff826f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>On July 7, Bilaal wrote an email to Jada&#8217;s lawyer with his request to depose Will &#8230; but Jada&#8217;s team fired back, &#8220;As for your proposed deposition of Will Smith, there is nothing to meet and confer about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-16d6244b54c4682f7dbd503bd4ff826f--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f7049ce04cb6afd5688395771a8f1b78\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jada&#8217;s team told the lawyer Will is not a party to the litigation &#8230; and added Will had not received a subpoena to be deposed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f7049ce04cb6afd5688395771a8f1b78--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6f74a560eaeb405e99a9d94b5c4c66f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260102_0cf9de0a97ab429fa8f4eca6497264eb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:50fb4aaf-0148-43fa-a529-a3482746425c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0c\/4by3\/2026\/01\/02\/0cf9de0a97ab429fa8f4eca6497264eb_md.jpg\" alt=\"will smith jada pinket smith getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" title=\"Will Smith&#039;s Former Friend Trying to Drag Him Into Legal War With Jada Pinkett Smith\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6f74a560eaeb405e99a9d94b5c4c66f1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1145c49d8b1c561c65318c7d524865af\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The email was attached to a motion filed by Jada, seeking to compel Bilaal to turn over additional evidence in the case. She said he has failed to produce medical records despite his claims of emotional distress in the $3 million lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1145c49d8b1c561c65318c7d524865af--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-043c5c25a5a9e581907e099042f45a83\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20251202_b9beece1767d4025b3e92202ce2974ff\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:50fb4aaf-0148-43fa-a529-a3482746425c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b9\/4by3\/2025\/12\/02\/b9beece1767d4025b3e92202ce2974ff_md.jpg\" alt=\"Bilaal Salaam youtube tasha k 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" title=\"Will Smith&#039;s Former Friend Trying to Drag Him Into Legal War With Jada Pinkett Smith\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-043c5c25a5a9e581907e099042f45a83--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2865123a8c6569508b648edb62c8af41\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ first reported &#8230; Bilaal sued Jada, claiming she had people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/02\/jada-pinkett-smith-reportedly-threatened-will-smith-friend\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>threaten him<\/strong><\/a> after he refused to help clean up the PR mess Will created with his infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/03\/27\/will-smith-smack-punch-chris-rock-joke-jada-oscars\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Oscars slap<\/strong><\/a> \u2026 and after she found out Bilaal was writing a memoir, which included mention of the Smith family.<\/p>\n<p>Jada denied all allegations of wrongdoing and scoffed at the claim that she threatened him. The judge dismissed some of Bilaal&#8217;s claims and awarded Jada over $30k in legal fees \u2026 but the remainder of the case is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2865123a8c6569508b648edb62c8af41--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/17\/will-smith-former-friend-attempting-to-depose-him-in-jada-lawsuit\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Will Smith&#8217;s Former Friend I Want To Grill You Under Oath &#8230; Jada Threatened Me!!! 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