Pakistan, April 26 -- Jada Pinkett Smith is seeking reimbursement of nearly $49,000 in legal fees from Bilaal Salaam, a former friend of Will Smith, after a California judge dismissed parts of Salaam's $3 million emotional distress lawsuit against her.

The lawsuit alleged that Pinkett Smith and her associates threatened Salaam over his plans to publish a memoir containing personal information about the Smith family.

Salaam claimed he was recruited to help Will Smith with damage control following the 2022 Oscars incident involving Chris Rock and later faced retaliation.

However, Pinkett Smith's legal team argued that the claims were "false, uncorroborated and made to generate attention" as part of a harassment campaign.

The judge's dec...