Country music superstar Garth Brooks has been accused of serious sexual harassment and assault. A hair stylist and makeup artist, identified only as “Jane Roe”, has filed a lawsuit against Brooks in a California court, accusing him of raping her in a hotel room during a work trip. Has been accused of doing. The lawsuit also details a pattern of harassment, including repeated contact, sexually explicit conversations and inappropriate touching.
It is alleged that these incidents took place in 2019. Brooks’ legal team has so far denied the allegations and even filed a lawsuit just ahead of Roe.
Garth Brooks accused of sexual harassment
As the music industry remains in shock over the recent arrest of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, another prominent figure has been caught up in a growing wave of sexual assault lawsuits. The Grammy Award-winning country star is accused of not only assaulting her makeup artists, but also repeatedly exposing herself, discussing sexual fantasies and sending explicit text messages.
The lawsuit, obtained by CNN, alleges that the incidents occurred in 2019. Roe, who began working with Brooks as a hair stylist and makeup artist in 2017, originally joined her team in 1999 to provide services to his wife Trisha Yearwood, as detailed. Report.
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According to the lawsuit, a 2019 incident alleges that 62-year-old Garth Brooks came out of the shower naked, grabbed the woman’s hand and forced it on his genitals while speaking to her in sexually explicit and inappropriate language.
In another case from May 2019, the lawsuit says Brooks sexually assaulted Jane Roe in a Los Angeles hotel room while she was on a work trip for a Grammy tribute show.
The complaint states that Roe and Brooks flew to Los Angeles together on his private plane, and she was stunned to see that he was the only one there. Once at the hotel, Roe alleged that she was surprised that Brooks had only booked a one-bedroom suite and there was no separate accommodation for her. Feeling trapped, she claims that Brooks showed up naked at the door, leaving her feeling unsafe and alone with him.
The lawsuit states that Brooks “made repeated comments” about “having a threesome” with his wife and subjected her to persistent beatings and assault after the rape, including ‘groping and telling her his sexual fantasies’.
Garth Brooks denies the allegations
“Defendant knows full well that Defendant’s allegations are not true, however, that such false allegations would cause enormous, irreparable damage to Plaintiff’s well-earned reputation as a decent and caring individual,” Brooks said. He previously denied the allegations, according to CNN. The statement further said, “Along with the inevitable harm that would be caused to her family and the irreparable damage that would be caused to her career and livelihood if she followed through on her threat to ‘file publicly’ her fabricated lawsuit, There would have been a result.”
Garth Brooks claims allegations of sexual misconduct occurred when he denied defendant Roe’s request for salaried employment and medical benefits.
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However, Roe’s lawyers insist that Brooks’ preemptive lawsuit in Mississippi was a desperate attempt to intimidate their client into silence. He expressed confidence that Brooks will be held accountable for his actions and praised his client for his bravery in coming forward. “The complaint filed today demonstrates that sexual predators exist not only in corporate America, Hollywood, and the rap and rock and roll industries, but also in the world of country music.”
