{"id":383256,"date":"2026-01-02T09:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/383256\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:52:07","slug":"will-smith-sued-by-violinist-brian-king-joseph-for-sexual-harassment-brian-king-joseph-will-smith-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment-photos-and-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/383256\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith Sued by Violinist Brian King Joseph for Sexual Harassment | Brian King Joseph, Will Smith | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will Smith<\/a> is facing some major accusations.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday (December 30), professional violinist Brian King Joseph<\/a> filed a complaint at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles against the 57-year-old Oscar-winning actor and his company Treyball Studios Management, Inc.<\/p>\n

Brian \u2013 who is finalist from season 13 of America\u2019s Got Talent \u2013 is suing Will and his company for sexual harassment, alleging wrongful termination and retaliation.<\/p>\n

Keep reading to find out more\u2026The complaint claims that Will \u201cwas deliberately grooming and priming Mr. Joseph for further sexual exploitation\u201d after he invited Brian to join his Based on a True Story: 2025 global tour in November 2024, according to People<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The complaint details an alleged \u201ctraumatic series of events\u201d in March 2025, amid Will\u2018s tour, in which Brian claims that he discovered someone had entered his Las Vegas hotel room, booked by Will\u2018s company, with no sign of forced entry.<\/p>\n

Evidence \u201cof sexual threat of violence\u201d allegedly included a handwritten note, which read, \u201cBrian, I\u2019ll be back no later [sic] 5:30 just us,\u201d along with a drawn heart and signed \u201cStone F.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also allegedly left in Brian\u2018s room were \u201cwipes, a beer bottle, a red backpack, a bottle of HIV medication with another individual\u2019s name, an earring, and hospital discharge paperwork belonging to a person unbeknownst to\u201d the violinist.<\/p>\n

Brian alleges that he \u201cfeared that an unknown individual would soon return to his room to engage in sexual acts\u201d with him.<\/p>\n

After he reported the situation to hotel security and tour management, Brian claims he was accused of lying and a member of Will\u2018s management team later \u201cshamed\u201d him. Several days later, Brian said that he was fired from the tour, though management told him the tour was \u201cmoving\u201d in a different direction, according to USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Brian claims that another violinist was quickly hired to replace him, which he claims is proof he was not fired for \u201cpretextual\u201d reasons.<\/p>\n

Also in his lawsuit, Brian alleges that Will had been \u201cgrooming and priming\u201d him \u201cfor further sexual exploitation\u201d since meeting in November 2024, given they \u201cbegan spending additional time alone\u201d in the months before the tour started.<\/p>\n

Brian claims Will at one point said to him, \u201cYou and I have such a special connection, that I don\u2019t have with anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally in his suit, Brian noted an incident in which he alleges tour management suspiciously lost his bag, which included his room key.<\/p>\n

Brian said that alleged incidents caused him to have \u201csevere emotional distress, economic loss, reputational harm, and other damages,\u201d including \u201cPTSD and other mental illness as a result of the termination.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Based on a True Story Tour ran from June to September 2025 following the March release of the album of the same name.<\/p>\n

As of right now, Will has not publicly addressed Brian\u2018s claims or lawsuit.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit against Will comes less than a month after his wife Jada Pinkett Smith<\/a> was sued by Will\u2018s former best friend, who claims she threatened his life<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Will Smith is facing some major accusations. On Tuesday (December 30), professional violinist Brian King Joseph filed a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383257,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":["post-383256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}