US EditionPanthers icon Steve Smith Sr. accused of affair with member of Baltimore Ravens marching band
- Former NFL star Steve Smith Sr. Faces a civil lawsuit filed May 2025 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, accusing him of an affair with a Ravens marching band member.
- Antonio Martinez, the husband, has filed a lawsuit under North Carolina’s legal provision that permits a spouse to pursue a third party for damaging the love and affection within a marriage.
- Smith met Martinez’s wife while filming an NFL Network episode in Baltimore, exchanged explicit messages over months, and she visited his hotel during a Ravens playoff visit.
- Martinez leaked messages on social media including a censored nude of Smith, confronted him by phone saying, "You've been f------ my wife, bro," and Smith repeatedly apologized.
- Martinez seeks over $100,000 in damages alleging alienation of affection, emotional distress, and attorney fees, marking a rare use of this law to address alleged extramarital interference.
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Former Panther Steve Smith Sr. facing 'alienation of affection' lawsuit following alleged affair
Former Carolina Panthers player Steve Smith Sr. is facing an alienation of affection lawsuit after allegations of an affair with a man's wife, the News & Observer reports.
Former NFL Star Steve Smith Sr. Accused of Having Months-Long Affair Under ‘Homewrecker’ Law
Former NFL star Steve Smith Sr. is being sued by the husband of his alleged mistress. The lawsuit against Smith, who was a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers and the Baltimore Ravens, was filed on Monday, April 28, in court in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, per documents obtained by Us Weekly on Friday, May 2. The plaintiff, Antonio Martinez, is suing Smith, 45, under North Carolina’s “alienation of affection law,” which is also known …
Baltimore County man sues ex-Ravens star over alleged affair with his wife
A Baltimore County man is suing former Ravens wide receiver and NFL Network analyst Steve Smith Sr. for allegedly having an affair with his wife. In the suit, reported by the Charlotte Observer and filed in Mecklenburg Superior Court in North Carolina on Monday, Antonio Martinez accused Smith of having an affair with his wife, Nicole Martinez, a member of Baltimore’s Marching Ravens, between October 2024 and February 2025. Martinez filed the sui…
Former NFL Star Accused Of Destroying 'Loving' Couple's Marriage
The 10 Biggest Free Agent Moves Of The 2025 NFL Offseason (1:31) Earlier this year, former NFL star Steve Smith went viral on social media after a man claimed he engaged in an affair with his wife. The man provided text messages and purported phone calls of conversations with Smith, and this week he elevated the situation be official with a lawsuit.According to TMZ, the man - Antonio Martinez - says that Smith's alleged relationship with his wi…
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