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Smokey Robinson Hit with New Sexual Assault Allegations

11/19/2025

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Smokey Robinson faces new sexual assault allegations.
A male former employee alleges 2022 incidents in which Smokey Robinson grabbed his hand and forced it onto the employee's erect penis.
He says the advances led to his firing, but he was later rehired.
A female accuser, Jane Doe, reports similar unwanted advances.
The allegations follow a lawsuit by four women against Smokey Robinson, which he denies, calling it a shakedown.

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Story summary

Smokey Robinson faces new sexual assault allegations.
A male former employee alleges 2022 incidents in which Smokey Robinson grabbed his hand and forced it onto the employee's erect penis.
He says the advances led to his firing, but he was later rehired.
A female accuser, Jane Doe, reports similar unwanted advances.
The allegations follow a lawsuit by four women against Smokey Robinson, which he denies, calling it a shakedown.