Jada Pinkett Smith is demanding that a man suing her for $3 million undergo a five- to six-hour mental health examination.
Bilaal Salaam, who claims he was a close friend of Will Smith for roughly four decades, filed suit against Pinkett Smith in November 2025. The 53-year-old actress has now fired back with a court motion arguing that Salaam has “made his mental and emotional condition the centerpiece of this case,” according to documents. Her filing requests that he sit for a psychiatric interview, a mental status examination, and standardized psychological testing, with no physical component included.
Salaam’s lawsuit stems from an alleged confrontation at one of Will Smith’s birthday parties in 2021. Per his complaint, Pinkett Smith threatened him over his discussions of her private affairs and a planned memoir, allegedly warning that he could “end up missing or catch a bullet.” He claims the implied threat was that she would have him killed.
The alleged fallout was severe, according to Salaam’s filings. He says he lived outside the United States for 18 months, unable to be physically present with his children, and that the ordeal ended a long-term relationship. He also claims he gained 100 pounds and was diagnosed with high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes. His suit seeks $3 million for emotional and physical distress.
Pinkett Smith has denied all allegations. Her push for the mental exam centers on Salaam’s own claims about his psychological suffering, which her legal team appears poised to challenge directly.
The dispute extends beyond the 2021 birthday party incident. In August 2026, Salaam attempted to add Will Smith, 56, as a defendant in the suit. He alleges that the “Men in Black” star reinforced his wife’s threat, telling Salaam: “You heard what my wife said.”
Salaam also ties the conflict to the aftermath of the 2022 Academy Awards, when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage. He claims associates of the Smiths asked him to assist with “crisis management” afterward, but he refused because he did not want to “perform tasks he believed were illegal, unethical, or morally compromising.” Following that refusal, Salaam alleges, associates threatened to “physically harm” him. He further claims he was offered money to release a pre-written statement saying he had lied about the couple.
Pinkett Smith previously secured an anti-SLAPP ruling, which offers protection against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, though the case against her was not fully dismissed. A hearing on her mental exam request is scheduled for November 9.
