Robinsons Accuse Plaintiff of Storage Unit Theft

Motown legend Smokey Robinson and his wife, Frances, have accused one of the women suing them for sexual assault of unlawfully entering their Los Angeles storage unit last month and removing personal property worth thousands of dollars. The couple's attorneys filed a motion on December 8, 2025, seeking a temporary restraining order against the plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe 4, alleging the incident occurred on November 22, 2025, at a facility in Chatsworth.

According to the court filing, Jane Doe 4, a former housekeeper and assistant who worked for the Robinsons from 2006 until April 2024, retained a key to the storage unit after her employment ended. Frances Robinson stated in a declaration that she discovered the alleged breach while visiting the unit on December 8 to retrieve Christmas decorations. An employee showed her security footage capturing three individuals spending about 40 minutes inside or near the unit, with one woman, whom Frances identified as Jane Doe 4, loading boxes and other items into a vehicle. The stolen property included at least two five-foot Santa Claus decorations, along with other unspecified personal belongings valued in the thousands of...