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LOS ANGELES - Smokey Robinson has filed a countersuit against four former housekeepers who came forward accusing him of sexual assault and battery .

What we know:

The countersuit, filed by attorney Christopher Frost, seeks $500 million in damages. It alleges the women fabricated their claims in an effort to extort money from the Motown legend and contends that Robinson and his wife treated the former housekeepers like family members.

Robinson, 85, and his wife Frances leveled accusations of slander, infliction of emotional distress and elder abuse against the unnamed women.

The other side:

Attorneys John Harris and Herbert Hayden, who represent the four women, issued a statement Wednesday saying the countersuit is just a way to silence the survivors.

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