{"id":141354,"date":"2025-05-07T22:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T22:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/smokey-robinson-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-4-former-employees-national\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T22:02:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T22:02:17","slug":"smokey-robinson-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-4-former-workers-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/smokey-robinson-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-4-former-workers-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault by 4 former workers &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Smokey Robinson has been accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/sexual-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sexual abuse<\/a> by 4 of his former housekeepers in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The ladies allege he repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them whereas they labored for him at his residence in Chatsworth, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Smokey-Robinson-lawsuit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">swimsuit<\/a>, considered by Global News, seeks no less than US$50 million in damages over the alleged assaults, which the ladies say befell between 2006 and 2024, and labour violations, together with a hostile work atmosphere, illegally lengthy hours and lack of pay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, no amount can compensate these women for what Mr. Robinson subjected them to,\u201d the ladies\u2019s lawyer, John Harris, mentioned at a information convention on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 4 ladies every say Robinson would wait till he was alone with them in his Los Angeles residence, then sexually assault and rape them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that Mr. Robinson is a serial and sick rapist, and must be stopped,\u201d Harris mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>Each lady mentioned they ultimately stop over the assaults, although in some instances it took a number of years. They mentioned they feared coming ahead over fears of retaliation, public disgrace and doable results on their immigration standing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving to tell their husband and children of these despicable actions left them filled with shame and embarrassment,\u201d Harris added. \u201cSo throughout their dreadful experiences with Mr. Robinson, all four women remained silent.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Entertainment<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More movies<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Three of the ladies appeared in particular person on the information convention in Los Angeles on Tuesday. They wore masks to guard their privateness and didn&#8217;t converse. All 4 ladies additionally withheld their authorized names within the court docket paperwork, the place they&#8217;re recognized as Jane Does.<\/p>\n<p>Harris mentioned there was a \u201ccommon thread\u201d between all the ladies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get every day National information<\/h2>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s high information, political, financial, and present affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox as soon as a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They \u201cwere Hispanic women employed as housekeepers earning below minimum wage,\u201d Harris mentioned. \u201cAs low-wage workers in vulnerable positions, they lacked the resources and options to protect themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that as low-wage earners, in addition they all feared \u201cmissing a payday, and not being able to afford rent or buy food for their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit additionally names Robinson\u2019s spouse, Frances Gladney, as a defendant, alleging she enabled his behaviour regardless of realizing about previous sexual misconduct. It additionally blames her for the hostile work atmosphere, saying she berated them with language that included ethnic slurs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(L-R) Frances Gladney and Smokey Robinson attend the 2024 Harold and Carole Pump Foundation Gala at The Beverly Hilton on Aug. 16, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Calif.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tTiffany Rose\/Getty Images for Harold and Carole Pump Foundation\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some of the plaintiffs labored for Robinson on the identical time, Harris revealed, however they had been too embarrassed to disclose the alleged assaults.<\/p>\n<p>The swimsuit alleges that Jane Doe 1 mentioned she labored for the couple for a 12 months earlier than quitting in 2024 and was assaulted no less than seven instances. Jane Doe 1 mentioned the primary sexual assault occurred in March 2023 and the assaults continued till she resigned in February 2024. She labored on the weekends when the remainder of the workers was off and alleged that Robinson \u201cwould call her into his blue bedroom, lock the door and escort their dog Shilo out of the room\u201d earlier than sexually assaulting her, based on the swimsuit.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11166956\/danielle-smith-doug-ford-alberta-separatists-canada\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DanielleSmithMay6.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Smith dismisses Ford\u2019s warning about separatist threats in Alberta\" data-title=\"\">Smith dismisses Ford\u2019s warning about separatist threats in Alberta<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11164235\/canada-test-emergency-alert-system\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Emergency-Alert.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Canada will test emergency alert system on Wednesday\" data-title=\"\">Canada will take a look at emergency alert system on Wednesday<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>The swimsuit alleges that Robinson assaulted Jane Doe 2 no less than 23 instances from May 2014 to February 2020. In the swimsuit, Jane Doe 2 claimed that Robinson would textual content message her and ask her to satisfy in locations in his residence with out safety cameras, just like the laundry room or storage, earlier than sexually assaulting her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jane Doe 3 alleges that Robinson assaulted her no less than 20 instances in the course of the 12 years she labored for him, starting in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Jane Doe 4, who mentioned she additionally acted as Gladney\u2019s private assistant, hairdresser and cook dinner, labored for the couple from October 2006 till she resigned in April 2024. She cited related experiences throughout her 18 years working for the couple, however didn&#8217;t say how typically she was assaulted.<\/p>\n<p>Herbert Hayden, one other lawyer representing the ladies, mentioned that whereas they really feel the assaults are worthy of felony investigation, the ladies haven&#8217;t filed police studies, primarily based on the identical fears that stored them from coming ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The swimsuit seeks damages primarily based on sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence and different allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, no amount of money can compensate these women for what Mr. Robinson put them through,\u201d Harris mentioned. But he mentioned the $50 million was warranted \u201cbased on the gravity of Mr. Robinson\u2019s despicable and reprehensible misconduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robinson and his representatives haven&#8217;t publicly commented on the case. He is at present on tour and scheduled to carry out on Friday in Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson, a member of each the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, was among the many greatest hitmakers of the Sixties \u2014 each along with his group the Miracles and as a solo artist, with songs together with<em> Tears of a Clown<\/em> and <em>The Tracks of My Tears<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He was a central a part of the Motown Records music machine in his hometown of Detroit as an artist, producer and songwriter for different artists.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you or somebody you understand is experiencing abuse or is concerned in an abusive scenario, please go to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crcvc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime<\/a>\u00a0for assist. 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The ladies allege he repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them whereas they labored for him at his residence in Chatsworth, Calif. 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