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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrew Dalton

Smokey Robinson sues former housekeepers for defamation over rape allegations

Sexual Misconduct Smokey Robinson - (2019 Invision)

Smokey Robinson has filed a defamation lawsuit against four former housekeepers who accused him of rape and prompted a police investigation.

Robinson and his wife Frances Robinson filed the counterclaim Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court against the women and their lawyers, whose allegations, they say, were “fabricated in an extortionate scheme.”

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