The action requires R $ 286.84 million in compensation for alleged abuses that occurred between 2007 and 2024
The lawyer of Smokey Robinson He ranked as “false” and “Vis” the rape accusations against the singer by four former employees. According to Christopher Frost, the complaint represents a “cruel attempt to extort money from an 85 -year -old American icon”.
The information was issued by the Associated Press agency after the process was filed on Wednesday 7, at the Supreme Court of Los Angeles. The action requires at least $ 50 million (R $ 286.84 million in the current price) in compensation and also cites the singer’s wife, Frances Robinsonaccused of allowing abuse and maintenance of a hostile work environment.
According to the complaint, the alleged abuses would have occurred between 2007 and 2024, in the musician’s residence in Los Angeles. Women claim that Robinson sexually attacked them when they were alone with him. A former employee claims to have undergone at least 20 assaults between 2012 and 2024. Another reports 23 episodes between 2014 and 2020. Everyone would have left positions for this reason, although in some cases the departure occurred only years later.
The authors of the process did not have the names revealed and wore masks during a press conference promoted by lawyers. They made no statements. Representatives say that customers are afraid of retaliation, public exposure and possible impacts on their migratory state. For these same reasons, according to the defense, they did not report the singer to the police, although they believe that a criminal investigation would be appropriate.
Robinson’s lawyer criticized the press conference, which called “Bizarre Theater” and an attempt to transform the public into “involuntary participant in a media show”. Frost also said that he intends to contest the points of the complaint that he considers “incredible”, including details of the temporal sequence, versions presented and the relationships between the parties involved.
The defense reported that the singer should speak early and will ask the court to present the trial.
Source: Terra
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