Thursday, May 29, 2025 - American singer-songwriter and record producer, Smokey Robinson, has filed a $500 million counterclaim against four former employees who sued him earlier this month for $50 million, claiming s£xual battery, ass@ult, and false imprisonment.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department opened a
criminal investigation into the allegations. The agency says they haven't
presented their case to the District Attorney's office, and the investigation
is ongoing. Smokey denied all the accusations.
In the countersuit, Smokey and Frances Robinson say his
accusers defamed him at a press conference three weeks ago. The women have
alleged repeated sexual abuse by Smokey without their consent, along with
feeling threatened and intimidated.
They say they didn't report the alleged abuse to authorities
for fear of losing their livelihoods, and to the embarrassment, shame, and
humiliation of it all.
However, the Robinsons see things differently, claiming the
accusers made "gratuitous and slanderous allegations," which are
false. They say they treated their employees as "extended family" and
provided photos and text messages of the women spending holidays and vacations
with them.
The Robinsons' complaint claims they did not abuse, harm, or
take advantage of the plaintiffs, adding: "Unfortunately, the depths of
the plaintiffs' avarice and greed know no bounds."
The Robinsons are also alleging financial elder abuse,
saying the women have caused them "loss of income and assets set aside for
retirement or for personal or family care and maintenance."
The Robinsons' legal team has filed a motion to strike the
original suit filed against them by four Jane Does and has asked them to
re-file it using their real names.
Their attorneys, John Harris and Herbert Hayden, called
Wednesday's actions "nothing more than an attempt to silence and
intimidate the survivors of Mr. Robinson's sexual battery and assault."
"It is a baseless and vindictive legal manoeuvre
designed to re-victimise, shift blame and discourage others from coming
forward."
They say this cross-complaint “will not stand.”
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