Jada Pinkett Smith has gone on the offensive. After convincing a judge to dismiss significant portions of a $3 million emotional distress lawsuit filed against her by Bilaal Salaam — described as a longtime friend of her husband, Will Smith — she now wants the court to order Salaam to pay the roughly $49,000 in legal fees she incurred defending herself.

According to court documents reviewed by TMZ, Pinkett Smith's attorneys filed a motion this week seeking $48,975 from Salaam. Her position: because she got parts of his case thrown out, he should bear the cost of the legal work that made it happen.

Salaam sued Pinkett Smith in 2024 claiming emotional distress. His story, per TMZ, was that he had been a longtime friend of Will Smith and had been asked to help with damage control after the 2022 Oscars incident — in which Will famously slapped Chris Rock live on the Academy Awards stage. Salaam alleged that when the Smiths learned he was writing a memoir that would include previously undisclosed information, Jada and "approximately seven members of her entourage" threatened him, which he said caused him serious emotional distress. He claimed he experienced weight gain, lost a romantic relationship, and was forced to flee the country.

Pinkett Smith has denied the allegations in prior court filings, calling them "false, uncorroborated and made to generate attention as part of an ongoing public campaign of harassment directed at her and Will," per Complex. Sources close to the couple previously told People the case is "a money ploy."

A judge has since struck the emotional distress claims from Salaam's lawsuit. Pinkett Smith's new motion argues that because those dismissed portions lacked merit, Salaam should reimburse her for the legal costs of fighting them.

The broader case remains open; other unresolved claims from Salaam's original suit are still before the court. The judge is expected to rule on the fee request in the coming weeks. Neither Pinkett Smith nor Salaam has publicly commented on the latest filing.