Jada Pinkett Smith to take legal action against Will Smith's co-star Duane Martin - here's why

The marital life of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith hogged the headlines of all entertainment tabloids when Jada Pinkett Smith released her memoir Worthy last month, making many startling revelations about their marriage. The two actors have been in news ever since. Now the actor couple is making headlines yet again, with Jada declaring to take legal action on Duane Martin, for trying to spread baseless rumours about his relationship with Will Smith. 

Jada addresses the rumours about their marriage

While discussing her new memoir Worthy, radio host Charlamagne tha God brought up the “No Soccer Mom” chapter where Pinkett Smith addresses rumours that have plagued her marriage, such as the couple — who have been married since 1997 — being swingers or gay.

In a preview of an interview with ‘The Breakfast Club’, the ‘Red Table Talk’ host, 52, stated that she and her husband will take legal action against an alleged associate’s claims that Smith, 55, had a sexual relationship with fellow actor Duane Martin, reports People magazine.

As per People, Charlamagne asked the ‘Girls Trip’ actress how it feels to still have some of “those same rumours out about people you love like Will and Duane” in 2023. ‘Breakfast Club’ co-host DJ Envy added that the rumour regarding Smith and Martin “just came out.”

We're gonna take legal action, says Jada

“Let me just say this,” Pinkett Smith began. “It’s ridiculous, right? And it’s nonsense.” An individual named Brother Bilal made claims during a recent interview with Unwine With Tasha K on Wednesday that years ago, he walked in on Smith and Martin, 58, having sex.

“And this is a person that tried a shakedown, a money shakedown that didn’t work”, Pinkett Smith said of Bilal. “We’re gonna take legal action,” she said. “Because it’s one thing to have your opinion about somebody, versus just making up salacious, malicious stories. So, that’s actionable. So we're going to roll with that”.

Pinkett Smith maintained that the allegations are “not true”.

(With inputs from IANS)