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muriel_volestrangler

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Wed May 7, 2025, 08:04 AM May 7

Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault by four women [View all]

Source: BBC

Four anonymous housekeepers are suing Motown legend Smokey Robinson for $50 million (£37 million), accusing him of sexual assault.

A complaint filed in Los Angeles superior court accuses the 85-year-old of sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violence, in addition to a number of labour violations related to wages, breaks, meal times and overtime pay.

The lawsuit also names Robinson's wife, Frances Robinson, claiming she contributed to a hostile work environment, and used "ethnically pejorative words and language".
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Sometimes emerging naked from a shower, he forced them to have various types of sex over a number of years, starting in 2006, the lawsuit alleges.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxgx40qvwpo

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