The sexual harassment and wrongful termination lawsuit filed against Will Smith by his former touring violinist, Brian King Joseph, has been dismissed by a judge.
As reported by TMZ, the judge in the case dismissed the lawsuit on Tuesday (May 5) and said the allegations do not qualify as sexual harassment because they fail “to adequately allege conduct that is sufficiently severe or pervasive.” While the case was dismissed, the judge allowed the musician to amend his complaint within 30 days.
In the lawsuit, King Joseph alleged that someone entered his hotel room in Las Vegas during the Based on a True Story 2025 tour and left several items, including a note signed by “Stone F,” beer, HIV medication, and wipes. The note read, “Brian, I’ll be back… just us,” he alleged. He accused Smith of grooming him for sexual activity, and that he was fired from his role as the actor and musician’s touring violinist after reporting the incident.
The judge in the case argued that he failed to provide information that would support his allegations because he had left his room key in a van with other crew members. As a result, there’s not enough evidence to indicate that Smith or someone from his team was responsible for the alleged incident. When the lawsuit was filed, Smith’s attorney, Allen B. Grodsky, slammed the allegations as “false, baseless, and reckless.”
Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, are currently facing another lawsuit filed by the actor’s alleged ex-friend, Bilaal Salaam. He alleged that he experienced weight gain, lost a romantic relationship, and was forced to flee the country after the actress’s family made threats towards him. In court documents responding to the lawsuit last month, Jada Pinkett Smith called the allegations “false, uncorroborated and made to generate attention as part of an ongoing public campaign of harassment.”
