Overview
- The civil complaint, filed December 30 in Los Angeles Superior Court, names Will Smith and Treyball Studios Management as defendants.
- Plaintiff Brian King Joseph, a violinist known from America’s Got Talent, says he joined Smith’s 2025 project after an initial November 2024 engagement.
- He alleges that in March 2025 he returned to his Las Vegas hotel room to signs of unauthorized entry, including wipes, an HIV medication bearing another name, and a handwritten note with a heart.
- According to the filing, he reported the incident to hotel security, a non-emergency police line, and Smith’s representatives, then was shamed by a tour official and dismissed days later.
- He seeks damages for sexual harassment, grooming, retaliation, wrongful termination, and resulting psychological and professional harm, with a jury to determine the amount.