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Smokey Robinson Rape Accusers Slam Singer’s Defamation Claims, Say Press Conference Was Fair Game
Smokey Robinson’s accusers slammed his defamation claims against them, saying they had the right to hold a press conference about their lawsuit.
Smokey Robinson ’s former housekeepers say they had the right to hold a press conference publicizing an explosive rape lawsuit against the Motown legend and are asking a judge to toss defamation counterclaims in the contentious legal proceedings. “The statements underlying the Robinsons’ claims, delivered by counsel for Jane Does during a press conference, concern a pending civil lawsuit involving serious allegations of sexual misconduct and are explicitly tied to that litigation,” write lawyers John Harris and Herbert Hayden. Frost said the housekeepers’ “transparent motivation” is to use the anti-SLAPP motion as a tactic to slow down the litigation, echoing allegations in his own court filing last week that accused the women of trying to delay the discovery process.
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