Smokey Robinson files $500M suit against former employees accusing him of sex assault

By ADAM S. LEVY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and MARJORIE HERNANDEZ WEST COAST EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 00:11 BST, 29 May 2025 | Updated: 00:21 BST, 29 May 2025

Musical legend Smokey Robinson has filed legal papers in response to allegations of sexual assault, suing his accusers for $500 million.

The Motown legend, 85, says that he and his spouse Frances have consistently treated people who work for them with nothing but respect, according to legal docs reviewed by Dailymail.com.   

The Being with You performer in the litigation likened the legal efforts of the four former employees suing him to a shakedown.

The Cruisin’ artist staunchly denied of using any of the women, according to legal docs, and on the contrary, compared them to ‘extended family“ members.’

The singer-songwriter and his attorney noted that he and his spouse gifted the four plaintiffs with concert tickets, cash for emergency dental procedures, and other amenities over the timeframe in which they worked for him.

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Musical legend Smokey Robinson has filed legal papers in response to allegations of sexual assault, suing his accusers for $500 million. Pictured in NYC last month 

The Detroit-born musical icon also brought evidence to depict the friendly nature of the relationships he had with his employees.

In one case he went to the graduation dinner for one of his housekeeper’s children, according to legal docs.

Another piece of information the Tears of a Clown artist submitted as evidence shows a friendly text message one of the people suing sent to the musical legend.

Other evidence submit by Robinson’s team was an image of the singer’s wife Frances vacationing in Cabo San Lucas Mexico with one of the plaintiffs who is accusing him of sexual assault. 

According to legal docs, the tropical vacation was for the plaintiff’s birthday, and Robinson said he and his spouse foot the bill for the excursion.

The couple said in court docs that the women who work for him ‘had the ideal access to take advantage of them’ because they knew where their most valuable possessions were kept.

The Being with You performer at The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales in 2011

Robinson is seen arriving at the CBS Mornings show on April 24 in NYC

Smokey and Frances have named the four plaintiffs in the lawsuit, alleging defamation of character, emotional distress, financial elder abuse, invasion of privacy and civil conspiracy, among other charges.

Smokey also filed legal docs, requesting that is accusers be publicly named, as the media has already commenced reporting details of the story, making it impractical for them to stay anonymous.

Robinson was named in the $50 million suit from the four plaintiffs, who say the veteran performer had committed acts of sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment and gender violence. 

Robinson has denied all of the allegations against him, which are under probe. 

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Smokey Robinson files $500M suit against former employees accusing him of sex assault

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