Will Smith confronted a lawsuit after his tour violinist alleged grooming, sexual harassment and retaliation following his firing through the Based on a True Story tour.

Will Smith was hit with a bombshell lawsuit from his tour violinist, who says the actor groomed him for sex after which fired him when issues went unsuitable.

Brian King Joseph dropped the authorized papers on New Year’s Eve, claiming Smith set him up for “sexual exploitation” throughout his Based on a True Story tour, based on USA Today.

The violinist says somebody broke into his Vegas resort room in March and left a creepy observe signed “Stone F.” together with sex wipes, a beer bottle, and HIV remedy.

The observe stated “Brian, I’ll be back no later 5:30, just us” with a coronary heart drawn on it. Joseph advised resort safety and tour administration, however they referred to as him a liar and blamed him for the entire thing.

Days later, they fired him and rapidly employed one other violinist. Joseph claims Smith had been grooming him since they met in November 2024. He says Smith advised him, “You and I have such a special connection, that I don’t have with anyone else.”

The violinist is suing for sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and retaliation. He needs cash for the monetary investments he made getting ready for the tour and says he now has PTSD from the entire ordeal.

It’s the newest authorized troubles for the Smith’s. His spouse, Jada Pinkett Smith, is going through a $3 million lawsuit from Will’s former finest buddy, Bilaal Salaam. Salaam claims Jada threatened to kill him at Will’s party in September 2021.

According to Salaam’s lawsuit, Jada rolled up with seven people and told him he’d “end up missing or catch a bullet” if he kept talking about her personal business. She also demanded he sign an NDA “or else.”

Salaam Jada was additionally livid as a result of he refused to assist with harm management after Will slapped Chris Rock on the 2022 Oscars.

The Smith household hasn’t responded to both lawsuit but. But with two separate authorized battles involving sexual misconduct allegations and dying threats, 2026 is already trying tough for Hollywood’s former golden couple.

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