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Smokey Robinson defamation claims against accusers have been dismissed

Smokey Robinson's defamation claim has been dismissed

Smokey Robinson's defamation claim against former employees suing him for sexual assault has been dismissed.

The Motown icon and his wife Frances had taken legal action against the plaintiffs and their lawyer for branding him a "serial and sick rapist" at a press conference in 2025, and Judge Kevin C. Brazile has ruled that there isn't sufficient evidence to hold them liable.

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