Judge Dismisses Major Defamation Claims in Smokey Robinson’s $500M Countersuit

A Los Angeles judge has struck out key defamation allegations in Smokey Robinson’s $500 million countersuit against his ‘Jane Doe’ accusers, while allowing other claims to proceed. The court found the women’s public statements were in the public interest and ruled Robinson failed to prove actual malice, a requirement for defamation. Those counts have now been dismissed. However, claims that employees stole property and deleted data from the Robinsons’ phones survived. Lawyers for the accusers hailed the ruling as a clear victory, while Robinson’s legal team says it will press on, insisting evidence of malice still exists.

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