Overview

• Three former housekeepers filed police reports on May 15, prompting the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Bureau to open a criminal investigation into Smokey Robinson.
• The investigation follows a $50 million civil lawsuit filed by four anonymous former housekeepers on May 6, alleging sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, and labor violations.
• The accusers claim Robinson repeatedly forced non-consensual sexual acts upon them while they worked in his home, often when his wife was away.
• Robinson’s attorney denies the allegations, calling them false and describing the lawsuit as a calculated attempt to extort money from the 85-year-old singer.
• The investigation is in its early stages, with Robinson’s legal team and the plaintiffs’ attorneys both pledging to cooperate with authorities.