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Smokey Robinson Sues His Rape Accusers for Defamation & Elder Abuse: ‘An Extortionate Plan’

Smokey Robinson has sued his rape accusers for defamation and elder abuse, calling it an “extortionate scheme" designed to destroy his reputation.

Smokey Robinson has filed a countersuit against four longtime housekeepers who accused him of rape earlier this month, claiming the allegations were part of an “extortionate scheme” by the women and their attorneys. “The depths of plaintiffs’ avarice and greed knows no bounds,” Robinson’s attorney Christopher Frost writes, according to a copy of the submitted complaint obtained by Billboard. The singer’s wife, Frances Robinson, was also named as a defendant over claims that she didn’t do enough to stop the abuse, despite knowing that he had a history of sexual misconduct.

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