Judge May Strike Smokey Robinson’s Defamation Claims

Judge May Strike Smokey Robinson’s Defamation Claims

A judge has indicated he is poised to strike defamation claims filed by Smokey Robinson and his wife against former domestic workers suing him for state Labor Code violations and sexual abuse allegations, finding that there is no evidence the ex-employees acted with malice with comments about their onetime work environment. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin Brazile says in a tentative ruling in a plaintiffs’ anti-SLAPP motion scheduled for …