Smokey Robinson Accused of Sexual Assault by Four Women

[Ali Gator]

Smokey Robinson is speaking out after he was accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual assault by four former employees.

In a phone call with the Daily Mail on Wednesday, May 7, the Motown star, 85, briefly addressed the allegations put forth against him in a complaint filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 6.

"I am appalled," Robinson said, adding, "I can't speak about this right now."

An attorney for the star did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

The former Miracles frontman was accused of sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence and creating a hostile work environment by four Jane Does who worked for the star and his wife Frances over a period of nearly 20 years.

The complaint claimed Robinson “repeatedly forced his fingers and penis into their vaginas, causing severe and excruciating pain” without consent, and also alleged that he would use “physical barriers, force, threats of force” and more, such as locking his bedroom door, to prevent the women from leaving during the alleged assaults.

Frances, whom Robinson married in 2002, is also named in the lawsuit, as the plaintiffs allege that she had “full knowledge of his prior acts of sexual misconduct” and “failed to take the appropriate corrective action” to prevent his “deviant misconduct,” even after settling cases with other women who experienced similar alleged assaults by Robinson.

The plaintiffs — who all worked as housekeepers — also accuse the couple of failing to pay minimum wage and overtime.

Smokey Robinson Speaks Out After He's Accused of Sexual Assault by Four Women in $50 Million Lawsuit

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Smokey Robinson said he was "appalled" by the allegations of sexual assault leveled against him in a $50 million lawsuit filed by four former housekeepers.

 

[+ nycman]

"Jane Doe 3 says in the complaint that Robinson "raped" her "at least 20 times" during her tenure as a housekeeper, from February 2012 to April 2024. "

And then he ran into my knife
He ran into my knife ten times….

And I’m sorry, I just don’t buy the "he rapped me at least 20 times" over 12 years bullshit.

The first time…maybe. The second time..baby, buy a vowel and get the hell out. The THIRD time???…Are you fucking stupid?

The 20th time?!?!….it’s consensual. 

And no I’m not "blaming the victim", because there is no "victim".

 His plastic work is dreadful. That’s the real crime. 

[samhexum]

The tears of a clown, indeed.

[Ali Gator]

He's 85. They think now is a good time to sue him ?