Former NFL star Steve Smith Sr. is being sued by the husband of his alleged mistress.
The lawsuit in opposition to Smith, who was a large receiver for the Carolina Panthers and the Baltimore Ravens, was filed on Monday, April 28, in courtroom in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, per paperwork obtained by Us Weekly on Friday, Could 2.
The plaintiff, Antonio Martinez, is suing Smith, 45, underneath North Carolina’s “alienation of affection legislation,” which is also called the “homewrecker legislation.” It permits a partner to sue a 3rd social gathering for breaking apart a wedding.
In accordance with the lawsuit, Antonio is searching for $100,000 in damages in addition to a jury trial. He additionally accuses Smith of each intentional and negligent infliction of emotional misery.
Antonio and his estranged spouse, Nicole Martinez, married in September 2021 and separated towards the top of February 2025, when he allegedly found that Smith “had been messaging” Nicole, the courtroom docs said.
On the time, Antonio and Nicole — who share a blended household of six youngsters, together with one organic son — have been dwelling collectively in Baltimore County, Maryland. Antonio is a retired police officer and Nicole previously performed within the Ravens’ marching band, the Marching Ravens. As for Smith, he works as a sports activities analyst for NFL Community. (Us Weekly has reached out to Smith for remark.)
“On or about September 29, 2024, [Smith] was employed by the NFL Community to movie an episode for the ‘The NFL’s Most Attention-grabbing Jobs with Steve Smith’ in Baltimore, Maryland,” Antonio’s go well with said. “The episode entitled ‘Steve Smith Sr. JOINS The Baltimore Ravens Marching Band’ options [Smith] becoming a member of the Marching Ravens for a gameday expertise.”
Whereas filming the episode, Smith allegedly met Nicole and “supplied his telephone quantity to contact and talk with one another,” the go well with continued. “Subsequently, [Smith] started speaking with Plaintiff’s spouse, calling her, and exchanging quite a few textual content messages together with her. These messages have been usually sexual in nature and included the trade of images and movies, nude images together with footage of Defendant’s penis, and movies of Defendant masturbating and ejaculating.”
The lawsuit claims that in January 2025, Smith visited Baltimore for the Ravens’ playoff sport in opposition to the Buffalo Payments. Nicole joined the Marching Ravens on the sector that day.
In the course of the sport, Smith allegedly slipped his resort room key inside Nicole’s belongings. She met him on the resort later and the 2 had intercourse.
The lawsuit claims that Smith and Nicole had been texting one another from October 2024 by means of February, and accommodates excerpts of their sexually charged exchanges. At one level, Nicole confessed, “I haven’t felt that spark in years.” Smith referred to as their first hotel-room encounter “magical,” telling Nicole, “Ur Physique is so good. Kissing u was superb! I want had extra time as a result of it might have gotten higher. didn’t need to be tough however needed you to really feel me like I used to be feeling you.”
Nicole responded: “I’m glad I wasn’t the one one feeling that magic. I really feel egocentric for wanting extra time w/ you. However it felt like a dream.”
Per the lawsuit, Antonio found their messages after having intercourse with Nicole, who confessed to the affair. He referred to as Smith to confront him.
“Hey, yo Steve,” he stated, in accordance with the docs.
“Sure, sir,” Smith allegedly responded.
“Yeah, you’ve been f***ing my spouse, bro,” Steve replied. “Whatcha gotta say for your self?”
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Smith allegedly apologized to him, with Antonio responding, “You f***ing knew she was married. … You’re not a f***ing fool, man, you’re f***ing Steve Smith, Sr.”
He added, “All that s*** you do on TV. All that s*** speaking you do to different individuals. Now somebody’s bought you on the f***ing telephone and you’ll’t even f***ing man up?”
Antonio filed for divorce from Nicole on February 27 in Baltimore County. His lawsuit features a picture of Antonio crying pleased tears on their wedding ceremony day in addition to a shot of the exes with their toddler son circa 2021.
