Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are back to defending their relationship.
In a new interview, the actress reacted to the allegation that Smith and his “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” co-star Duane Martin had sex years ago.
“Let me just say this,” Pinkett Smith, 52, said in a preview for Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club” that aired Wednesday. “It’s ridiculous, right? And it’s nonsense.”
Pinkett Smith’s declaration came after host Charlamagne tha God asked about her memoir “Worthy” and about various rumors that have swirled around the couple since their 1997 wedding — including that both are gay, that they are swingers and that they are in an open marriage.
Earlier in the week, an alleged former assistant of Smith’s, Brother Bilaal, said he once walked in on Smith, 55, and Martin having sex in the latter’s dressing room.
“I opened the door to Duane’s dressing room and that’s when I see Duane having anal sex with Will,” Bilaal said during an interview posted to the YouTube channel “Unwine With Tasha K.”
On Tuesday, Smith’s reps vehemently denied the allegation, calling the story “unequivocally false.”
“This story is completely fabricated and the claim is unequivocally false,” a rep told TMZ. Pinkett Smith went on to tell TMZ that “We suin’!”
According to Pinkett Smith, the reason for airing the claim is a “money shakedown.”
“And this is a person that tried a shakedown,” Pinkett Smith continued on the latest “Breakfast Club” episode. “A money shakedown that didn’t work.”
Pinkett Smith claims that Bilaal made the allegation because he was upset with her husband for allegedly not paying him properly for his help on the “Emancipation” star’s 2021 book, simply titled “Will.”
“It’s based around this person’s idea that they, in some way, were doing business around Will’s book, and that they spent money, or what have you, and that they needed to be compensated. So he already tried to do this money shakedown,” Pinkett Smith said.
“Will was willing to give him a certain amount, and he didn’t take it. So, this whole situation is based on that.”
The actress also said that she and the Oscar winner are planning to “take legal action.”
“Because it’s one thing to have your opinion about somebody, versus just making up salacious, malicious stories,” she told Charlamagne tha God. “So, that’s actionable. So we ‘gon roll with that.”
The Post has reached out to Bilaal for comment.
A source close to Smith’s family told People on Wednesday that “they’ve dealt with — and ignored — innuendo and homophobic rumors for years.”
The insider added: “Will and Jada are united that this is just another person trying to use their fame for advancement. They will sue him.”