{"id":2000934,"date":"2025-09-06T02:38:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2000934"},"modified":"2025-09-06T02:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:38:59","slug":"smokey-robinson-issues-1-word-response-to-sexual-assault-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/smokey-robinson-issues-1-word-response-to-sexual-assault-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Smokey Robinson Issues 1-Word Response to Sexual Assault Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_5cmadd2lcapbsnpfcddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what&#8217;s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Motown legend has spoken out once again about a certain $50 million lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Smokey Robinson<\/strong> was sued by four of his former employees for sexual assault back in May. He issued a formal statement at the time through his attorney. And more recently, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/05\/smokey-robinson-denies-sexual-assault-allegations\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TMZ caught up with the music icon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TMZ caught up with the music icon<\/a>, 85, at LAX this week \u2014 where he provided another response on the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s happening to everybody,&#8221; Robinson told the TMZ photog at the airport on Friday, September 5, in regards to the allegations against him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And when asked how he feels about the claims filed back in May of this year, the Motown staple said they &#8220;all bulls&#8211;t.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Robinson also doesn&#8217;t feel that his legacy has been impacted, as he explained to the photog on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/motown-legend-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-four-women-in-new-lawsuit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:suit filed on May 6;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">suit filed on May 6<\/a> in Los Angeles Superior Court, four women who were employed by the singer accused him of sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence and creating a hostile work environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The women are all adults and have chosen to be identified as Jane Doe to \u201cprotect their privacy because it involves sexual misconduct by\u201d Robinson, the lawsuit states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAs this case progresses, the evidence (the crucial element that guides us) will show that this is simply an ugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old American icon\u2013$50 million, to be exact,&#8221; Robinson\u2019s attorney\u00a0<strong>Christopher Frost<\/strong>\u00a0said as part of a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/smokey-robinson-responds-vile-false-165701107.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:statement to\u00a0Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">statement to\u00a0Parade<\/a>on behalf of the singer and his wife,\u00a0<strong>Frances<\/strong>. &#8220;Through this process we have seen the bizarre theatrics of yesterday\u2019s [May 6] news conference, as the plaintiffs\u2019 attorneys outlined vile, false allegations against Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, trying to enlist the public as an unwitting participant in the media circus they are trying to create. We ask anyone following this case to reserve judgment as the evidence comes to light and all the actual facts of the case unfold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/smokey-robinson-new-response-sexual-assault-claims-video\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a> on Sep 5, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">News<\/a> section. 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