Will Smith accused of sexual harassment and unfair dismissal by one of his violinists

Will Smith and his teams are in turmoil. According to the American press, and in particular the site Entertainment Weeklythe film and music star is jointly targeted with his company Treyball Studios Management, Inc. by a complaint filed by Brian King Joseph, a violinist hired on Based on a True Storyhis world tour comprising nearly thirty concerts.

The musician, who reached the season 13 finale of America’s Got Talentclaims to have been the victim of a “series of traumatic events”. In his complaint filed Tuesday, December 30 before the California Court of Justice, he accuses Will Smith of having behaved inappropriately towards him. The actor would have tried to manipulate him to obtain “sexual favors”he said. “You and I have a special connection that I don’t have with anyone else,” he reportedly declared during a private discussion.

Brian King Joseph also targets a member of Will Smith’s touring team who left him a message in his room, which he perceived as “a threat of sexual violence” against him. The individual left a handwritten letter there signed with a heart and the name “Stone F”, where it was written “Brian, I’ll be back, just between us.”. He also allegedly left wipes, a bottle of beer, a backpack, a box of AIDS medication, an earring, as well as a hospital discharge voucher in the room.

Unfair dismissal

Following these two events, Brian King Joseph explains that he alerted the staff of the establishment, the local authorities and Will Smith’s teams. However, the collaborators of the actor and singer would not have heard the violinist’s remarks and would have directly threatened to fire him. They then took action by terminating his contract, before finding a replacement. A measure “retaliatory”denounces the victim, fired for having denounced the “predatory behavior” de Will Smith.

The documents sent to justice by the musician stipulate a request for financial compensation for personal and financial damage. Brian King Joseph hopes he can repair the trauma, lost pay and severe psychological distress caused by the touring crews’ behavior. For their part, Will Smith and his company have not yet commented on the matter.