{"id":2169321,"date":"2025-11-20T22:26:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2169321"},"modified":"2025-11-20T22:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:26:03","slug":"smokey-robinson-faces-new-sexual-assault-claims-from-ex-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/smokey-robinson-faces-new-sexual-assault-claims-from-ex-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Smokey Robinson faces new sexual assault claims from ex-workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>Two more former employees are taking legal action against Motown legend Smokey Robinson and his wife Frances Robinson, adding their allegations of sexual assault against the singer to a $50-million lawsuit filed earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The women who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2025-05-06\/smokey-robinson-lawsuit-sexual-misconduct-overtime-pay\">sued the spouses in May<\/a> for sexual assault and failure to pay overtime filed a motion last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeking to amend their initial complaint to include new claims from a fifth housekeeper and a man who detailed the couple\u2019s cars. They both alleged separate incidents of Robinson grabbing their hands to touch his erect penis while they were working at his Chatsworth residence. <\/p>\n<p>Robinson\u2019s attorney Christopher Frost dismissed the latest round of allegations in a statement shared with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/11\/18\/smokey-robinson-new-accuser-man\/\" target=\"_blank\">multiple<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/smokey-robinson-faces-two-new-sexual-battery-accusations-11853331\" target=\"_blank\">outlets <\/a>but did not immediately respond to a Los Angeles Times request for comment Thursday. Frost said the two accusers \u2014 identified in court documents as Jane Doe 5 and John Doe 1 \u2014 are part of \u201cthe same group of people who have conspired together against the Robinsons and are laying out their claims for maximum adverse publicity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frost, who previously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2025-05-08\/smokey-robinson-response-sexual-assault-lawsuit\">dismissed<\/a> the original May complaint as an \u201cugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old American icon,\u201d remained firm in those views. \u201cThis group of people, who hide behind anonymity, and their attorneys seek global publicity while making the ugliest of false allegations,\u201d Frost told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/11\/18\/smokey-robinson-new-accuser-man\/\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs\u2019 motion outlined the proposed changes for the amended complaint, describing the alleged sexual assault that Jane Doe 5 and John Doe 1 faced during their tenure. Jane Doe 5 is described as a housekeeper who worked for the Robinsons in 2005 until 2011. She took a leave of absence because of a work-related injury but returned around 2007. <\/p>\n<p>According to the motion, Jane Doe 5 says the singer (real name William Robinson Jr.) often called her from the second-floor bathroom and asked him to scrub his back. The Grammy-winning artist would allegedly turn to face her with an erect penis while he was showering before turning again for her to scrub his back. She alleges that on more than 10 occasions, he grabbed her hand in an attempt to force her to touch his erection. She \u201cwould strongly resist by forcibly pushing his hands away, and would escape from the bathroom,\u201d the motion said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"infobox\" data-click=\"infoBox\" data-border-top=\"\" data-module-id=\"00000186-2c17-d304-a7be-fc97de290002\">\n<p class=\"infobox-title\">Resources for survivors of sexual assault <\/p>\n<p class=\"infobox-description\">If you or someone you know is the victim of sexual violence, you can find support using RAINN\u2019s National Sexual Assault Hotline. Call (800) 656-HOPE or visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/online.rainn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">online.rainn.org<\/a> to speak with a trained support specialist.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Allegedly, Robinson often walked around the house naked and would rub his elbow against Jane Doe 5\u2019s chest. This prompted her to get a breast reduction in 2015, years after she stopped working for the celebrity spouses. She claims the singer propositioned her for sex numerous times, including after declining to rehire her when he suggested she \u201caccompany him to a nearby hotel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jane Doe 5 also seeks legal action against Frances Robinson, whom she accuses of perpetuating \u201ca hostile work environment.\u201d She alleges Frances blamed her for getting injured while cleaning the home\u2019s chimney and told her to keep working despite it. Jane Doe 5 accused Frances of failing to take \u201cappropriate corrective action\u201d to prevent her husband\u2019s alleged sexual misconduct and echoes previous claims that Frances  screamed at employees and \u201cused ethnically pejorative words and language.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She also repeats previous allegations that the spouses, who married in 2022, failed to pay minimum wage or overtime, echoing claims mentioned in the original lawsuit. <\/p>\n<p>The motion described John Doe 1 as a more recent employee, who was hired in 2013 to detail the couple\u2019s cars and other related services. He was subject to Smokey Robinson\u2019s \u201csexually harassing conduct\u201d shortly after he began working for the couple, the motion alleged. John Doe 1 said the singer would often appear at his workplace outside the home wearing only underwear and \u201cwould then touch and fondle his erect penis\u201d in \u201cplain view.\u201d The artist allegedly made suggestive gestures and remarks, including beckoning John Doe 1 to join him in an \u201cinterior room\u201d by his workspace. <\/p>\n<p>Though John Doe 1 rejected the singer\u2019s repeated advances and urged him to \u201cput some clothes on,\u201d in 2022 the musician grabbed his accuser\u2019s hand and attempted to put it on his erection, the motion said. John Doe 1 \u201cimmediately withdrew, turned away and left.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He claims the Robinsons ended his services shortly after the incident, but about a year later, they requested that he return. Smokey Robinson allegedly continued appearing \u201cpartially clothed, touching himself\u201d and making sexually suggestive remarks, the motion said. John Doe 1 \u201cexperienced humiliation, emotional distress and ongoing fear for his safety and dignity.\u201d He ultimately stopped working for the singer and his wife after learning of similar allegations from former employees. <\/p>\n<p>John Doe 1 is not seeking action on wage-related counts but rather for claims including sexual battery, assault, gender violence, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. <\/p>\n<p>A hearing for the motion is set for Jan. 6, and a trial for October 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two more former employees are taking legal action against Motown legend Smokey Robinson and his wife Frances Robinson, adding their allegations of sexual assault against the singer to a $50-million lawsuit filed earlier this year. 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