Jada Pinkett Smith has threatened authorized motion towards the person who began a “ridiculous” hearsay that her husband Will Smith had a sexual relationship together with his Recent Prince of Bel-Air co-star Duane Martin.
In an interview launched Thursday with Energy 105.1’s The Breakfast Membership in New York, Pinkett Smith mentioned rumours of infidelity in her marriage with Smith don’t have any foundation the truth is.
The 52-year-old Purple Desk Speak host known as the most recent allegations about her husband “nonsense.”
“It’s one factor to have your opinion about anyone, vs. simply making up salacious, malicious tales,” Pinkett Smith mentioned. “It’s not true. We’re going to handle it, and that’s that.”
On Monday, Brother Bilaal, a person claiming to be Smith’s former good friend and assistant, appeared on the podcast Unwine With Tasha Ok and claimed he as soon as witnessed “Duane having anal intercourse with Will” in a Recent Prince dressing room.
A consultant for Smith shortly denied Bilaal’s allegations to Individuals journal, writing: “This story is fully fabricated and the declare is unequivocally false.”
Martin has not commented on the allegations.
On The Breakfast Membership radio present, Pinkett Smith described Bilaal as “an individual that attempted a cash shake-down that didn’t work.” She promised she and Smith could be taking authorized motion towards him.
Pinkett Smith mentioned Bilaal beforehand labored together with her husband to provide a guide and alluded that Bilaal didn’t really feel he obtained ample monetary compensation for his work.
“Will was keen to offer him a specific amount, or what have you ever, and he didn’t take it,” she alleged. “This complete scenario relies on that.”
Will Smith and Duane Martin throughout Usher’s twenty fifth Birthday Bash “Flashback 1978” in Oct. 2003.
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When requested how Smith was dealing with the rumours, Pinkett Smith smiled and mentioned, “Will is all the time going to seek out the humorous.”
“You simply gotta chuckle about it,” she continued.
Additionally on Wednesday, Pinkett Smith informed TMZ she and Smith could be suing Bilaal.
Pinkett Smith is presently selling her new memoir, Worthy. In her guide, Pinkett Smith additionally denies a number of rumours about her marriage with Smith, together with that the couple are swingers, or are each homosexual.
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