Will Smith Sued For Sexual Harassment & Wrongful Termination As Alleged By Brian King Joseph

Rapper and actor WIll Smith, somebody identified for barely even cursing within the music that he places out, is now below scrutiny for alleged sexual harassment. In keeping with Selection, the celeb is dealing with authorized motion initiated by violinist Brian King Joseph, the place he’s being accused of “intentionally grooming and priming Mr. Joseph for additional sexual exploitation.”

The lawsuit hasn’t focused Will Smith alone; his firm, Treyball Studios Administration, can be below hearth. Apparently, the wrongdoings that embrace sexual harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation all occurred throughout Will Smith’s Primarily based on a True Story tour, the place Joseph was employed to carry out in San Diego in November 2024, following which he turned a part of the tour.

The incident pertains to his time in Las Vegas, the place in keeping with Joseph, one in every of his luggage (containing his room key) went lacking for a number of hours earlier than being discovered and returned by administration. Upon entry into his room, Joseph allegedly found indicators of “illegal” entry to his room. To him, this was evident on account of a handwritten be aware studying, “Brian, I’ll be again…simply us” together with a coronary heart drawn on it, and signed by a sure “Stone F”.

Different objects talked about within the lawsuit additionally embrace “wipes, a beer bottle, a pink backpack, a bottle of HIV remedy with one other particular person’s identify, an earring, and hospital discharge paperwork belonging to an individual unbeknownst to Joseph.” To Joseph, this raised severe concern as he felt as if somebody would possibly are available to commit sexual acts with him later, allegedly prompting a misery name to the police, the lodge employees, in addition to Will Smith’s representatives.

In keeping with Joseph, days later, he was shamed by somebody a part of Smith’s tour administration crew and wrongfully terminated. The swimsuit claims “extreme emotional misery, financial loss, reputational hurt, and different damages” on account of the lodge incident — which he seeks reduction for after apparently struggling financial hurt and PTSD from the termination that adopted. What do you suppose?