{"id":350325,"date":"2026-04-09T05:31:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/jada-pinkett-smith-calls-out-wills-alleged-friend-over-weight-gain-court-claims"},"modified":"2026-04-09T05:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:32:01","slug":"jada-pinkett-smith-calls-out-wills-alleged-friend-over-weight-gain-court-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/jada-pinkett-smith-calls-out-wills-alleged-friend-over-weight-gain-court-claims","title":{"rendered":"Jada Pinkett Smith Calls Out Will&#8217;s Alleged Buddy Over Weight Achieve Court docket Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Jada Pinkett Smith<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Scoffs at Will&#8217;s Alleged Friend<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Claiming Threats Caused His Weight Gain!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-09T02:00:55-07:00\"><br \/>\n               April 9, 2026<br \/>\n              2:00 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-14d9716f2c8afe94ff4a3b84b09df361\" 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_png_20260408_b440e5e1074e4d43a3bcf4b957f24d5c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b83b7c85-82bd-48a2-8bf9-8883db8d9935\" 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\" title=\"actress\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b4\/4by3\/2026\/04\/08\/b440e5e1074e4d43a3bcf4b957f24d5c_md.png\" alt=\"jada pinkett smith getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-14d9716f2c8afe94ff4a3b84b09df361--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-603864d98ec20cdbaf59762e5985845c\" 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\/jada-pinkett-smith\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jada Pinkett Smith<\/strong><\/a> is firing back at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/will-smith\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Will Smith<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s alleged former friend, the man who claimed he gained a bunch of weight and had to move out of the country due to threats from her family\u2019s inner circle &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-603864d98ec20cdbaf59762e5985845c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e8e8d29951d017b5d478c02c43404bfc\" 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>According to court docs obtained by TMZ, the &#8220;Girls Trip&#8221; actress addressed <strong>Bilaal Salaam<\/strong>\u2019s claim he suffered severe emotional distress due to his drama with her, which he says led to weight gain, loss of a romantic relationship, and him temporarily leaving the country.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e8e8d29951d017b5d478c02c43404bfc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-77d7c77da234eeb10c9b439c510b5852\" 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_8bd9d7f36bda4b49a088b76716899c42\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b83b7c85-82bd-48a2-8bf9-8883db8d9935\" 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\/8b\/4by3\/2025\/12\/02\/8bd9d7f36bda4b49a088b76716899c42_md.jpg\" alt=\"will smith and jada pinkett smith getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-77d7c77da234eeb10c9b439c510b5852--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-beaba59c55f435a16808966154a318c9\" 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>In new legal docs, Jada claims that Bilaal has not provided any evidence of the emotional distress he claims to have suffered &#8230; and instead just tried to assert in a declaration that his weight gain, loss of a relationship, and moving out of the country were attributable to that distress. She says that&#8217;s not the type of evidence necessary to support a claim of severe emotional distress, adding that he would need medical records and other third-party proof.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-beaba59c55f435a16808966154a318c9--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d00ab336a18bb0f4bbd7b7a690bb320a\" 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>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/16\/jada-pinkett-smith-fighting-will-ex-friend-monetary-demand\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>$3 million lawsuit<\/strong><\/a>, Bilaal claimed Jada publicly trashed him after he refused to help Will out with his Oscars fiasco. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/02\/jada-pinkett-smith-reportedly-threatened-will-smith-friend\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>He said<\/strong><\/a> Will and Jada\u2019s friends made threats to him after the family caught wind of him writing a memoir that would include information about Will.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d00ab336a18bb0f4bbd7b7a690bb320a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-659045771f15c45db13497422d38d90d\" 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_20260216_478959f3de874102ba5ab223aafd993e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b83b7c85-82bd-48a2-8bf9-8883db8d9935\" 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\/47\/4by3\/2026\/02\/16\/478959f3de874102ba5ab223aafd993e_md.jpg\" alt=\"will smith and Jada Pinkett smith getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-659045771f15c45db13497422d38d90d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2e4b9ebdef41590d247c67509cad364c\" 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 said all of Bilaal\u2019s claims are \u201cfalse, uncorroborated and made to generate attention as part of an ongoing public campaign of harassment directed at\u201d her family.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2e4b9ebdef41590d247c67509cad364c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d6bd5810c1846f8c07163388fdb2c489\" 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>The actress said she never mentioned Bilaal\u2019s name when making comments in the press, and is asking the judge to throw out the entire lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d6bd5810c1846f8c07163388fdb2c489--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/09\/jada-pinkett-smith-calls-out-bilaal-salaam-court-claims\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jada Pinkett Smith Scoffs at Will&#8217;s Alleged Friend Claiming Threats Caused His Weight Gain!!! 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