Smokey Robinson has filed a $500 million counter-complaint in opposition to 4 former feminine workers who had sued him earlier this month for $50 million and alleged sexual battery, assault and false imprisonment.

Robinson filed his cross-complaint together with his with Frances in opposition to the Jane Does and their authorized representatives, accusing them of slander, intentional infliction of emotional misery and monetary elder abuse.

Within the swimsuit, reviewed by Selection, counsel for the Robinsons describe the allegations as “fabricated in help of their extortionate scheme” and that that they had handled the staff as “prolonged household.” “The Robinsons didn’t abuse, hurt or benefit from Plaintiffs; they handled Plaintiffs with the utmost kindness and generosity,” reads the submitting, which describes how the Robinsons vacationed with the accusers, provided them monetary help and celebrated holidays collectively.

The swimsuit states that the ladies made pre-litigation calls for for $100 million or extra, which weren’t met, prompting them to “[create] a media circus and [make] a public spectacle of themselves.” It factors out that John W. Harris, who reps the ladies, publicly described Robinson as a “serial and sick rapist” and a “serial assaulter.” It additionally notes that the accusers are hiding their identities by submitting anonymously and “hoping to persuade most of the people of a half story.”

Harris didn’t instantly reply to Selection‘s request for remark.

Counsel for the Robinsons claims that the ladies by no means introduced up any indication of a hostile office. They state that at the least one of many ladies left employment after which returned, “undercutting their claims that Plaintiffs have been too afraid to report any alleged abuse.” The counter-claim means that the ladies might have probably been behind the theft of monetary data and gold cash, and says that one girl took Frances’ cellphone and deleted all of their textual content exchanges, pictures and figuring out info.

In tandem with the cross-complaint, the Robinsons filed a movement to strike the swimsuit and have them refile for failure to file beneath their actual names. It states that submitting beneath a fictitious title violates the California Code of Civil Process: “Plaintiffs could solely use fictitious names when permitted beneath statute or after presenting a transparent case to the court docket that extenuating circumstances have created an overriding privateness curiosity. Neither applies right here.”

The 4 Jane Does initially sued in early Could, detailing related allegations of repeated assault and harassment. All Does said that they didn’t take motion in opposition to Robinson for concern of dropping their livelihood, familial reprisal or embarrassment. A few of them have been fearful it might have an effect on their immigration standing.

Over every week later, a prison investigation was launched into the allegations. “The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division Particular Victims Bureau is actively investigating prison allegations involving William Robinson AKA ‘Smokey Robinson,’” learn an announcement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division. “The investigation is within the early phases, and we have now no additional remark.”