Motown legend Smokey Robinson has filed a $500 million countersuit against four former female housekeepers who had sued him earlier this month for $50 million and alleged sexual battery, assault and false imprisonment.
The accusers, four Hispanic women identified as Jane Does 1 through 4, allege that Robinson abused them over 18 years, from 2006 to 2024, at his homes in California and Las Vegas. They claim he forced them into unwanted sexual encounters, often without protection.
At the same time, his wife, Frances Robinson, fostered a hostile work environment by hurling racial slurs and denying them basic labor rights like rest breaks.
Robinson’s legal team states that the former employees initially attempted to coerce him into paying $100 million to avoid a lawsuit.
“When the Robinsons resisted the extortionate demands, Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit,” the lawsuit reads.
“Plaintiffs did not have the right to create a media circus of a press conference, and use that platform to slander the Robinsons,” the suit reads.
Robinson and his wife clapped back with a cross-complaint against the Jane Does and their legal team, hitting them with serious claims of slander, emotional distress, and financial elder abuse.