Garth Brooks is accused of rape and sexual assault by a former makeup artist

Country star Garth Brooks is alleged to have raped and sexually assaulted a hair and make-up artist who worked for him and his wife, Trisha Yearwoodsays a lawsuit filed against the musician in California on Thursday.

An unnamed woman, identified in court documents as Jane Roe, said she worked with Yearwood in 1999 and with Brooks beginning in 2017. In 2019, facing financial difficulties, she took additional work at Brooks to receive more pay. That same year, according to the lawsuit, he exposed his genitals to her and forced her to touch them, and in another incident, he raped her while she was helping him prepare for a televised Grammy tribute.

“With cold disregard from Ms. Roe, when Brooks was finished, everything went as usual,” the rape lawsuit says. “MS. Roe worked quickly to style his hair and do his makeup for the event so he would be on time.”

“Brooks took what he believed was an opportunity to introduce to a female employee a side of Brooks that he was hiding from the public,” the complaint states. “This side of Brooks believes that he is entitled to sexual satisfaction when he wants it and that using a female employee to provide it is fair game.”

In a statement about this Vanity Fair, Brooks said Friday: “Over the past two months, I have been harassed endlessly with threats, lies and tragic stories about what my future would be if I didn't write a multi-million dollar check. “It was like I was being loaded Gun waved in the face.”

“Hush money, no matter how much or how little, is still hush money,” the statement continued. “In my opinion, that means I'm admitting to behavior that I'm incapable of – ugly acts that no human being should ever do to another.”

According to the lawsuit, Brooks also sent her sexually explicit text messages, groped her multiple times and often changed clothes in front of her. The filing accuses Brooks of sexual assault and assault and calls for a jury trial, monetary and punitive damages and attorney fees.

Brooks preemptively filed a lawsuit against Roe on Sept. 13 in Mississippi, where she lives, and used the pseudonym John Doe in his court filings. According to court documents, Brooks accused Roe of “ongoing attempted extortion, defamation, invasion of privacy under false pretenses, and intentional infliction of emotional distress through outrageous conduct, including the publication and threat of wider publication of false allegations of sexual misconduct, which have irreparably damaged Plaintiff's reputation.” would harm.”, family, career and livelihood.”

In the documents, Brooks alleges that Roe asked him for financial assistance in 2020, which he provided “out of loyalty, friendship and a desire to improve the defendant's condition.” She later asked for more, which resulted in a salary and medical benefits. When he said no, she “responded with false and outrageous allegations of sexual misconduct that she claims occurred years ago,” the lawsuit says.

In mid-July, according to the lawsuit, Roe sent Brooks a “letter of demand” in which he “accused a litany of sexual misconduct” and also accused Brooks of hiring someone to murder her. The letter said she would not file a lawsuit in exchange for “millions of dollars.” Similar demands were made in another letter in August, the lawsuit says.

Brooks' lawsuit also sought a jury trial of Roe, attorney's fees, and punitive and monetary damages for “intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, and false invasion of privacy, including incidental and consequential damages,” as well as “a declaratory judgment” that the allegations of the The allegations against him of sexual misconduct are untrue.”

After news of the allegations against him broke on Thursday, Brooks performed in Las Vegas. He posted a photo of himself on stage on his Instagram page and captioned the picture: “If there was ever a night I really needed this, TONIGHT was that night! Thank you for my life!!!!! Love, g”