Smokey Robinson’s lawyer says allegations of rape and sexual assault against him in a lawsuit from four former housekeepers are “vile” and “false.”

A lawyer for Smokey Robinson said late Wednesday that the sexual assault allegations against the Motown singer were “vile” and “false” and that a lawsuit filed by the four women making the accusations was an attempt to extract millions of dollars from him.

Smokey Robinson has responded, through his lawyer, to the $50 million sexual assault lawsuit filed against him by four of his employees, calling the allegations “vile” and “false.” “We will have more to say in the coming days as we make our legal response,