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Smokey Robinson defamation claims against accusers have been dismissed

Smokey Robinson had filed a defamation claim against the former employees suing him for alleged sexual assault.

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Motown Christmas Special 2025: List of Celebrity Guests and When to Watch the NBC Holiday Revival

The Motown Christmas Special 2025 returns to NBC with star guests, classic performances and a confirmed air date. Here's when to watch and who is performing.

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Smokey Robinson claims accuser recently 'stole thousands of dollars of valuables' from him

Motown icon Smokey Robinson has claimed a woman accusing him of sexual assault recently stole "thousands of dollars" worth of valuables from a storage unit belonging to him.

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Smokey Robinson faces fresh accusations of sexual assault from male and female former employees

Motown singer has denied all allegations against him

The Independent UK

Two more ex-staff members accuse Smokey Robinson of sexual misconduct

Smokey Robinson is facing two new allegations of sexual assault from former employees.

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Male and female former employees of Smokey Robinson accuse him of sexual assault

Motown star denies allegations, in addition to four existing sets of allegations against him

The Guardian - UK

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“A good guitar solo should sound like an orgasm. I can hear it in Eddie Van Halen’s playing, and Jimi Hendrix. I live for the juicy notes”: Carlos Santana on playing like a soul singer and his visitations from B.B. King, Miles Davis and Stevie Ray Vaughan

Single-cuts are like merlot, solos are like grapefruit… the inimitable, peerless Carlos Santana shares stories from his legendary career and insights from the cosmos

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Music legend cancels huge Glasgow gig just weeks ahead of time

A MUSIC legend has cancelled his Glasgow gig less than a month before it was set to take place ...

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Smokey Robinson sues former housekeepers for defamation over rape allegations

Smokey Robinson has filed a defamation lawsuit against four former housekeepers who filed a $50 million lawsuit accusing him of rape and sexual assault

The Independent UK

Smokey Robinson files defamation suit against former housekeepers accusing him of sexual assault

The Motown singer and his wife have denied the allegations from the outset and say the claimants have fabricated their account for the purpose of extortion

The Guardian - UK

Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation after sexual assault allegations

Los Angeles police open investigation after lawsuit filed against Motown singer alleging sexual assault of four former housekeepers over many years

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Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation following rape allegations

Smokey Robinson is facing a criminal investigation after four former housekeepers accused him of rape and sexual assault.

The Independent UK

Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it has opened a criminal investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson

The Independent UK

Smokey Robinson blasts ‘vile’ lawsuit where housekeepers accused him of rape and calls it a money grab

Smokey Robinson, 85, denies four housekeepers’ allegations that he sexually assaulted them from 2007 to 2024

The Guardian - UK

Smokey Robinson denies four housekeepers’ allegations of sexual assault

The women have accused Motown star of sexual assault and employment violations. His attorney has called the lawsuit ‘an ugly method of trying to extract money’

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The Independent UK

Smokey Robinson's lawyer says rape allegations against him are 'vile' and 'false'

Smokey Robinson’s lawyer says allegations of rape and sexual assault against him in a lawsuit from four former housekeepers are “vile” and “false.”

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Attorney for Smokey Robinson says singer will fight 'vile and false' sexual assault allegations

Motown singer Smokey Robinson's attorney Christopher Frost has claimed recent sexual assault allegations are "an ugly method of trying to extract money" from the 85-year-old star.

Euronews

Music legend Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault and rape by former housekeepers

The Motown legend has been accused by four of his former employees of sexual assault and rape, which the women say took place between 2007 and 2024.

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Smokey Robinson accused of sexual misconduct by four ex-employees

Smokey Robinson has been accused of sexual assault by four former employees, who are seeking at least $50,000,000 in damages.

The Guardian - US

Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault by four women in $50m lawsuit

Ex-housekeepers accuse Motown legend of sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violence

The Independent UK

Housekeepers sue Motown legend Smokey Robinson and accuse him of years-long sexual assaults

Not only did the legendary crooner allegedly assault four of his housekeepers on a regular basis, he also shorted them on wages and denied them meal breaks, according to a bombshell lawsuit filed Tuesday

Guitar World

“That is called ‘playing the s**t out of the guitar!’”: Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt and Smokey Robinson join forces on their own rendition of a Motown classic at the 2025 American Music Honors

This year's honorees included guitarists Tom Morello, John Fogerty, Joe Ely and Emmylou Harris

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