Smokey Robinson Refuses To Help His Niece Who Faces Eviction

A niece of Motown legend Smokey Robinson is accusing him of  being “heartless and mean” after he stopped paying her  rent. Stacye Jones,48, who is disabled faces eviction after Smokey refuses to pay her £1,250 monthy rent and could be kicked out onto the streets.

“The only thing that is important to Smokey Robinson is Smokey Robinson. He has an icy heart. He does not care about anyone now.” said a tearful and softly spoken Stacye.

Stacye, whose mum Ella Jones, is Smokey’s sister and who wrote some of his early hits including Quiet Storm and Virgin Man passed away recently and has hardly anyone to turn to for help other than her famous uncle. She is suffering with painful arthritis and needs all the help she can get.

Stacye claimed that her uncle’s accountant wrote to her a little while back saying he would no longer be helping out with her rent and bills as he had hit economic problems ‘ like everyone else.’

Stacye lives on a monthly stipend which is provided by the state and begun falling behind with her bills. Adding to her woes, she nearly died two weeks after her mother’s death when her abdominal aorta was raptured during routine surgery.

Now she faces being chucked out of her house onto the street. “Smokey knows I have been in the hospital and that I am being evicted, but he has not lifted a finger to help me. He is not doing anything to assist me in this time of need.” she said. “My mother who was his big sister helped him so much and she must be turning in her grave to know that he is treating me like this.”

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