By Reeturaj - Oct 04, 2024
Country music superstar Garth Brooks is facing a lawsuit alleging sexual assault and harassment by a former hairstylist and makeup artist who worked with him. The accuser, using the pseudonym "Jane Roe," claims that Brooks raped her and made inappropriate sexual advances, including proposing a threesome with his wife, fellow country star Trisha Yearwood. Brooks has denied the allegations, stating that he has faced threats and extortion attempts, and that he trusts the legal system to reveal the truth. Litigation over the matter began in Mississippi federal court and has now moved to Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Country music superstar Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed in a California state court. The accuser, using the pseudonym "Jane Roe", was working as a hairstylist and makeup artist for the Grammy-winning singer when she alleges he raped her. The lawsuit stated that he groped her and made sexually explicit comments to her several times during her employment. The woman's lawsuit accuses Brooks of extortion and defamation.
In May 2019, the woman alleges that Mr Brooks offered her to travel with him on his private jet to a Grammy tribute in Los Angeles. When they arrived at the hotel, she discovered that Mr. Brooks had booked a single suite with one bedroom for them to share, which is legally unacceptable. Further upon entering the hotel suite, Mr Brooks appeared naked in the doorway of the bedroom once before he raped her. After that incident, Mr Brooks continued to take sexual advantage of the woman on other occasions, forcing her to put her hands on his genitals and fulfil his fantasies, as stated by the lawsuit. It also alleges Mr Brooks proposed to Jane Roe to have a threesome with his wife, fellow country star Trisha Yearwood.
Contrary to the accuser Mr Brooks stated: "For the last two months, I have been hassled to no end with threats, lies, and tragic tales of what my future would be if I did not write a check for many millions of dollars. It has been like having a loaded gun waved in my face. I am incapable of ugly acts, no human should ever do to another." He also mentioned "I want to play music tonight. I want to continue our good deeds in the future. It breaks my heart that these wonderful things are in question now. I trust the system, I do not fear the truth, and I am not the man they have painted me to be." He is a two-time Grammy winner who has sold more than 162 million albums and is worth about $400 million (£305 million), as mentioned in the lawsuit. He is known for his commitment to philanthropic work, specifically supporting organizations that help children and provide local relief after natural disasters.
Litigation over this matter started three weeks ago when an anonymous lawsuit was filed in Mississippi federal court by someone described as "a celebrity and public figure who resides in Tennessee". It indicated Mr Brooks. Mr Brooks said that Jane Roe had lodged that accusation after he denied her request for salaried employment and medical benefits. His pre-emptive legal action strongly denied her allegations, labelling them "revulsive and untrue".
Mr Brooks's lawsuit also proclaimed that the accusations were a threat designed to cause "substantial, irreparable damage" to his reputation, family, and career. On Thursday, Jane Roe’s lawyers filed a 27-page legal action in Los Angeles Superior Court. In addition to sexual assault and battery, her lawsuit also accuses Mr Brooks of repeatedly exposing himself making sexually explicit comments, and sending inappropriate text messages.