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 pseudonyms to protect their identities — claim to be Robinson’s former employees, who worked as his housekeepers between 2012 and 2024, and the details of their allegations are disturbing.
The Post has reached out to Robinson’s rep for comment.
This lawsuit comes on the heels of the R&B artist releasing his new album “What The World Needs Now” on April 25.
Robinson rose to fame as an R&B and soul singer after he found the group the Miracles in 1955. He left the band in 1972 to focus on his role as vice president of the iconic label Motown Records.
But by 1973 Robinson reignited his career with a solo album titled “Smokey.” Throughout the late 70’s the Hollywood star had a slew of hits and in 1987, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
A year later won, Robinson won his first Grammy for “Just to See Her.”
Throughout his early career, Robinson was married to Claudette Rogers Robinson from 1959 to 1986. The pair share son Berry and daughter Tamla. Robinson is also father to a son named Trey from a woman he had an affair with on and off for 20 years. He refers to the mystery woman as “Kandi.”
The musician went on to marry Frances Gladney in 2002.
After releasing his memoir “Smokey: Inside My Life” in 1989, Robinson told People at the time, “I just hate that the kids and others might have suffered from the moves that I made.”
“I have good relationships with all the people in my life,” he added.
And these days, Robinson has no plans on slowing down in his career.
“I tried retiring one time and it didn’t work for me, man,” Robinson told People in 2024, referencing his 1972 year long hiatus. “I love music, and I always have, before I even knew that I was ever going to have a career.
“Fortunately for me, I grew up in a home where there was always music,” he reflected. “I grew up in a music home. I had two older sisters and my mom, and they were always playing music — blues, gospel, jazz, classical, everything. I grew up with a great dose of music, and I’ve always loved music. Music is very, very, very essential through my life and in my life. So yeah, man, I’m a music lover!”