Overview

• Smokey Robinson and his wife, Frances Robinson, filed a $500 million counter-complaint on May 28 in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging defamation, financial elder abuse and emotional distress against the four Jane Does and their attorneys.
• Their counter-complaint claims the plaintiffs and their lawyer orchestrated a “media circus” at a May 6 press conference and initially demanded $100 million before pursuing the $50 million lawsuit.
• The Robinsons have asked the court to strike the accusers’ anonymous complaint and compel them to refile under their real names, arguing pseudonym use hampers their defense.
• The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Bureau is actively investigating the criminal allegations of sexual assault that prompted the initial civil suit.
• The original May 6 lawsuit seeks $50 million for alleged rapes and sexual battery from 2007 to 2024 at Robinson’s residences, with the plaintiffs citing fears of retaliation and immigration consequences for delayed reporting.