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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith slam claim he had sex with Duane Martin: ‘Money shakedown’

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Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are back to defending their relationship.

In a new interview, the actress reacted again to the allegations 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 wedding in 1997 — including that both are gay, that they are swingers or that they are in an open marriage.

A day before the clip dropped, 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 the YouTube channel “Unwine With Tasha K.”

On Tuesday, Smith’s reps vehemently denied the allegation, calling the story “unequivocally false.”

The claim that Will Smith and Duane Martin had sex was publicized Monday by Smith’s alleged former assistant Brother Bilaal, who claimed he walked in on the pair in Martin’s dressing room.
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Jada Pinkett Smith said in a brand-new interview that the allegations that Will Smith and his “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” co-star Duane Martin engaged in anal sex were “ridiculous.”
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“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 the “Emancipation” star for allegedly not paying him properly for his help on Will’s 2021 book.

The comment from the “Girl’s Trip” actress comes as host Charlamagne tha God questioned Pinkett Smith about a chapter in her memoir “Worthy” about how many fans suspected that the pair were in an open marriage, swingers or even gay since they got married in 1996.
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A source close to Smith’s family told People on Wednesday that “They’ve dealt with — and ignored — innuendo and homophobic rumors for years.”
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“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 asserted the notion that she and the Oscar winner are planning to “take legal action.”

Jada Pinkett Smith defended her husband Will Smith in a brand new interview by stating the affair with Duane Martin was “nonsense.”
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The actress also asserted the notion that she and her ” I am Legend” hubby were planning on taking legal action.
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“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.”

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