Smokey Robinson has filed a $500 million countersuit against his accusers, alleging elder abuse and defamation in response to their claims of sexual assault. The Motown legend, 85, earlier this month was slapped with a $50 million lawsuit from four women, who claimed to be his former employees, which included numerous disturbing allegations, including sexual … Read more
Smokey Robinson is being investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after he was accused of sexual assault by four anonymous former employees. On Thursday, the sheriff’s department confirmed that it has opened an investigation into the allegations made against the 85-year-old singer in a lawsuit filed last Tuesday. “The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Bureau … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Smokey Robinson’s lawyer said allegations of rape and sexual assault against him in a lawsuit from four former housekeepers are “vile” and “false.” Attorney Christopher Frost said in a statement Wednesday that the evidence “will show that this is simply an ugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old American icon.” The … Read more
Smokey Robinson has addressed the shocking sexual assault allegations leveled against him. The Motown legend, 85, broke his silence after four women, who claim to be his former employees, filed a $50 million lawsuit Tuesday with numerous disturbing allegations, including sexual battery and assault. “I am appalled,” Robinson told the Daily Mail on the phone … Read more
Smokey Robinson has been accused of misconduct. Four women filed a lawsuit against the 85-year-old musician in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, claiming sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence, hostile work environment, and more, The Post can confirm. The singer’s wife, Frances Robinson, is also named in the lawsuit. The females — all using … Read more
Love them, they did. When The Beatles launched their US invasion in 1964 — complete with their historic debut appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” — the mop-topped Brits were under siege by the screaming masses upon their arrival in New York. “It was like being in the eye of a hurricane,” says John Lennon … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Not many artists that started performing in 1955 are on tour these days. Then again, not many artists are Smokey Robinson. The 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Holy cow. That was our first thought after taking a peek at Summerfest’s truly staggering 2023 lineup made up of over 100 of the biggest artists in country, … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Let’s get one thing out of the way. Even at 83, Smokey Robinson sounds just as good today as he did 66 years ago (!) when he exploded … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Some people can’t wait to put in their two weeks as soon as they hit retirement age at 67. Apparently, quite a few musicians and celebrities didn’t get … Read more
There was no Adele, no Beyoncé and no Harry Styles. But there was the Ticketmaster-crashing Taylor Swift at the 50th American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Although she didn’t perform — even with a smash new album, “Midnights,” that is just one month old — the 32-year-old “Shake It Off” … Read more