Overview
- A Los Angeles judge dismissed major defamation claims in the Robinsons’ countersuit after finding the accusers’ statements involved a matter of public interest.
- The court said the couple did not show actual malice, which is the higher bar public figures must meet to win a defamation case.
- Some counterclaims will proceed, including allegations of stolen property and deleted data from the Robinsons’ phones, along with conversion and invasion of privacy.
- Six former employees sued in May 2025 over sexual assault and labor-law violations and are seeking at least $50 million in damages.
- Lawyers for both sides issued dueling statements as the plaintiffs’ case advances and the remaining counterclaims move into further pretrial steps.