Smokey Robinson denies claims of sexual assault, attorney says
An attorney for Smokey Robinson on Wednesday called accusations of sexual assault against the Motown legend false and said that the “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” singer will respond in the coming days.
An attorney for Smokey Robinson on Wednesday called accusations of sexual assault against the Motown legend false and said that the “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” singer will respond in the coming days.
Four former housekeepers of Robinson's in a lawsuit filed Tuesday accused him of sexually assaulting them, which was alleged to have gone on for years. The lawsuit seeks no less than $50 million in damages.
Robinson's attorney, Christopher Frost, in a statement late Wednesday called the lawsuit "simply an ugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old American icon."
"Through this process we have seen the bizarre theatrics of yesterday’s news conference, as the plaintiffs’ 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," Frost said in the statement.
Frost also said that "in time Mr. Robinson will respond in his own words."
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