Context:

Smokey Robinson faces a $50 million lawsuit filed by four former housekeepers, accusing him of repeated sexual misconduct, with his wife Frances also implicated. His attorney, Christopher Frost, vehemently denies these claims, labeling them as a malicious attempt to extort money from the 85-year-old singer. Frost promises that Robinson will soon address the allegations personally and plans to file a legal response in court. He urges the public to withhold judgment until all evidence is presented, emphasizing the numerous inconsistencies within the accusations. The legal team intends to request the court to dismiss the lawsuit and challenge the actions and statements made by the plaintiffs' attorneys as exceeding legal boundaries.

Dive Deeper:

• Smokey Robinson has been sued for $50 million by four former housekeepers who claim he repeatedly raped them, and his wife Frances Robinson is also named in the lawsuit.

• Attorney Christopher Frost, representing both Smokey and Frances Robinson, has publicly condemned the allegations, describing them as vile and a strategy to exploit the singer financially.

• Frost highlighted the alleged inconsistencies in the plaintiffs' claims, including questionable timelines and relationships, which they plan to address in court.

• The legal team is preparing to file a formal response, and Robinson himself is expected to speak out about the accusations in due course.

• Frost called on the public to await the unfolding of the full facts and evidence before forming an opinion, and he criticized the conduct of the plaintiffs' attorneys, suggesting they have overstepped professional limits.

• Smokey Robinson‘s attorney is speaking out against the sexual misconduct allegations made against the music icon.

• Earlier this week, a $50 million lawsuit was filed against the 85-year-old singer by four former housekeepers, who alleged Smokey “repeatedly” “raped” them. Smokey‘s wife Frances Robinson was also named in the lawsuit.

• On Wednesday (May 7), Smokey‘s attorney Christopher Frost released a statement with People slamming the allegations as “an ugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old American icon.”

• Keep reading to find out more…Frost also said that his team would be “addressing the numerous aspects of the complaint that defy credulity as well as issues relating to purported timelines, inconsistencies, and relationships between the plaintiffs and others.”

• The attorney, who is also representing Smokey‘s wife Frances, said that the singer will “respond in his own words” in time, and will soon file a legal response in court.

• “We ask anyone following this case to reserve judgment as the evidence comes to light and all the actual facts of the case unfold,” Frost said. “We will be asking the Court to dismiss the lawsuit. We will also be asking the Court to address that in their statements to the press about Mr. Robinson, the plaintiff’s attorneys have reached beyond the bounds of liberties that even lawyers are typically allowed in this context.”

• The sexual misconduct lawsuit against Smokey Robinson comes less than a month after he appeared at the Hollywood Beauty Awards in Los Angeles.