{"id":402,"date":"2026-04-24T08:04:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijapopstar.net\/?p=402"},"modified":"2026-04-24T08:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:04:46","slug":"singer-smokey-robinsons-500m-countersuit-against-jane-doe-accusers-partially-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijapopstar.net\/?p=402","title":{"rendered":"Singer Smokey Robinson’s $500M countersuit against ‘Jane Doe’ accusers partially dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Los Angeles court has dealt a partial setback to Smokey Robinson<\/strong> in his $500 million countersuit tied to an ongoing s3xual ass@ult civil case, dismissing several of his claims while allowing others to proceed.<\/p>\n

The ruling saw a judge throw out key elements of the lawsuit filed by Robinson and his wife, Frances Robinson, including major defamation claims against the women accusing him of s3xual ass@ult.<\/p>\n

In the decision, the court found that the allegations made by the accusers were a matter of public interest, noting that their press conference had been broadcast on YouTube, widely shared on social media and covered by major media outlets.<\/p>\n

The judge also ruled that Robinson had failed to demonstrate \u201cactual malice\u201d on the part of the women when they spoke publicly about the allegations, a requirement for defamation claims of this nature.<\/p>\n

However, the court did not dismiss the entire countersuit. Certain claims brought by Robinson were allowed to move forward, including allegations that employees stole personal property and deleted information from phones belonging to the couple.<\/p>\n

Lawyers representing the accusers welcomed the ruling. Attorney John Harris described it as a \u201cpowerful and unequivocal victory\u201d that allows the case against Robinson to proceed on its merits while removing significant portions of his countersuit.<\/p>\n