Well, grab your tea and hold onto your wigs, because things just got messy in Motown.
Legendary soul crooner and professional smooth-talker Smokey Robinson—yes, that Smokey Robinson, the 85-year-old velvet-voiced charmer who once made your grandma swoon—is now facing a mountain of serious accusations. And no, it’s not for stealing hearts or wearing too much cologne. We’re talking full-blown legal drama.
According to a spicy new legal filing in Los Angeles (because where else?), four former employees have hit Smokey with a lawsuit that reads more like an HBO crime doc than a HR complaint. The charges? Allegedly include sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence, and creating a work environment so toxic, it probably needed a hazmat team.
Oh, and plot twist—his wife, Frances Robinson, is also named in the lawsuit. Because what’s a scandal without a dramatic supporting character?
The legal Avengers repping the women say they’re planning a press conference Tuesday afternoon in downtown L.A., where we assume there will be microphones, serious lawyer faces, and possibly a well-timed sigh.
Meanwhile, Smokey’s camp has been crickets. No statement, no denial, not even a strongly-worded Notes app screenshot.
Let’s not forget, Smokey was recently out here hosting A Motown Christmas on NBC, spreading holiday cheer like it was 1972. And just last month, he was glowing on the red carpet at the Hollywood Beauty Awards like nothing was amiss.
But now? That Motown magic is looking a little more “Yikes Town, Population: Robinson.”
Stay tuned—because you know this one’s gonna get more twists than a daytime soap. And remember, accusations are not proof—but this case just became the most dramatic thing Smokey’s been involved in since polyester suits and falsetto wars.