An attorney for music legend Smokey Robinson has come forward to deny “vile” allegations of sexual abuse against the singer/songwriter.
In a statement provided to USA TODAY on May 7, Robinson’s attorney Christopher Frost said he will ask the Los Angeles County Superior Court to dismiss a complaint from four women accusing Robinson, 85, of sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence and creating a hostile work environment.
The requested damages in the complaint include payments of at least $50 million or more.
“As this case progresses, the evidence (the crucial element that guides us) will show that this is simply an ugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old American icon – $50 million dollars, to be exact,” Frost said. “We ask anyone following this case to reserve judgment as the evidence comes to light and all the actual facts of the case unfold,” Frost said. He also noted that Robinson will “Respond in his own words…in time.”