Overview

• Antonio Martinez, a former police officer and Army veteran, has filed a lawsuit against Steve Smith Sr. in Mecklenburg County Superior Court, alleging a months-long affair with his wife.
• The lawsuit is based on North Carolina's alienation of affection law, which allows a spouse to sue a third party accused of interfering with marital love and affection.
• Martinez claims the affair began in September 2024 after Smith met his wife while filming an NFL Network segment in Baltimore and continued into early 2025.
• Evidence cited in the lawsuit includes explicit text messages, photos, and videos exchanged between Smith and Martinez's wife, as well as a recorded phone apology from Smith.
• Smith, a married father and NFL analyst, has not publicly commented on the lawsuit beyond the February phone call apology.