*The legal battle involving Motown icon Smokey Robinson and several accusers is intensifying as both sides accuse each other of obstructing progress in the ongoing civil case.
Attorneys representing multiple plaintiffs say they asked a judge to intervene in the discovery phase of the lawsuit. Lawyer John Harris, who represents Jane Does 1 through 4, said his team filed four motions to compel additional discovery after what he described as months of incomplete responses from Robinson and his wife, Frances Robinson, according to TMZ.
Harris argued that the Robinsons’ discovery responses have been “evasive” and claimed they appear “designed to stall the progress of the case.” He also alleged the couple has not complied with California’s discovery rules during the litigation.
Harris also criticized Robinson’s $500 million countersuit against the plaintiffs and their legal team, emphasizing that it was meant to intimidate them. The attorney noted that only court oversight can guarantee transparency and help the case move forward.
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Robinson’s attorney, Christopher Frost, suggested the latest actions by the plaintiffs are intended to generate publicity after Robinson announced new tour dates. “We are, unfortunately, not surprised that these plaintiffs and their lawyers are trying to get more media attention just after Mr. Robinson has announced new tour dates,” Frost said.
Frost also said the allegations are false and part of a broader strategy. “We have explained in our lawsuit against them that their only real motivation is to recycle false allegations, vomit them all over the media at strategic times, and hope that they will affect Mr. Robinson’s livelihood and career enough to extort him into an undeserved settlement. That will not happen no matter how desperate Plaintiffs’ tactics become.”
He further accused the plaintiffs of misleading the public. “The plaintiffs’ recycled lamentations are clearly intended to mislead the public and hide their own misconduct. The truth is this: their discovery motions are a routine part of litigation and not newsworthy. What is newsworthy is the level of plaintiffs’ obfuscation and obstruction, for which we have repeatedly had to seek the court’s intervention.”
Frost continued by pointing to disputes during the discovery process. “It is the plaintiffs’ obfuscation and obstruction, for which we have repeatedly had to seek the court’s intervention, that is at issue here, on everything from completing depositions to imaging of cell phones to the numerous appeals we have had to make to the court to get deposition transcripts sent to the Los Angeles District Attorney. For them to somehow suggest the shoe is on the other foot could not be more absurd.”
The lawsuit was launched in May 2025 by four ex-housekeepers who claimed Robinson engaged in sexual battery and other improper conduct at his home. Two more individuals, one of them a former male employee, later became part of the case, raising the total number of plaintiffs to six.
Robinson has denied all the accusations, and his attorneys contend that the claims are part of a coordinated attempt to obtain money from the singer.
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