As WBLS previously reported, Smokey Robinson is facing sexual assault allegations in a $50 million lawsuit filed by four former housekeepers.
The women filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on May 6 under the pseudonyms Jane Doe 1, 2, 3 and 4.
In the 27-page legal action, they allege several incidents that they say dated back to 2006, and accuse Robinson of pressuring them into sex.
At the time Robinson issued a formal statement through his attorney. However while at LAX this week, the singer spoke to TMZ about the matter.
“It’s happening to everybody,” Robinson told the TMZ photog at the airport on Friday, September 5, in regards to the allegations against him. “If it was gonna happen to me, it happened at a great time, because it’s happening to everybody, and it’s bulls—.”
“I’m good,” he added.
He appeared to be stress-free and unbothered in the interview saying his life is “absolutely wonderful.” When asked if he’s concerned that four of his former employees have accused him of sexual misconduct, the singer responded, “No. Everything’s going good for me.”
Robinson filed a $500 million countersuit against the claimants for what he calls a “fabrication.
Robinson, an iconic soul singer, has had a star-studded career spanning more than 70 years. The recording, producing and songwriting legend was a pioneer for Motown Records, founding the vocal group the Miracles in the 1950s and later releasing albums as a solo artist and working as a record executive for the label. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.