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Robinson says he recorded duet with Franco

Singer Smokey Robinson attends the premiere of the motion picture drama "Sparkle", at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on August 16, 2012. UPI/Jim Ruymen

Published: Oct. 25, 2012 at 1:10 PM

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Motown music icon Smokey Robinson has confirmed he recorded a song called "Crime" with Hollywood actor James Franco and his band Daddy.

"He asked me to do it, and so I did it," Robinson told the New York Post this week.

"It's as simple as that. There's no deep dark secret," Robinson said, noting he and Franco met on a plane two years ago. "James is my brother."

Robinson did not say whether or when the song would be released to the public.

Topics: Smokey Robinson, James Franco

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