Garth Brooks is speaking out about the sexual harassment allegations against him. The 62-year-old was named in a lawsuit filed on Thursday in which a former female employee alleged that he raped her in 2019. Denying the allegation, the country singer said the claims, made by a woman named Jane Roe, were an attempt to “extort” her.
Garth Brooks breaks silence on rape lawsuit
The Too Young singer broke his silence on the allegations against him, saying, “For the past two months, I have been harassed with threats, lies and sad stories about what my future would be if I didn’t write.” A check worth several million dollars. According to People, it’s like waving a loaded gun in my face.
“Hush money, no matter how much or how little, is still hush money. In my mind, this means I am accepting behavior for which I am incapable – ugly acts that no human being should ever do to another. We had filed a case against this person about a month ago for speaking out against extortion and character assassination. We filed it anonymously for the sake of the families of both parties,” he added.
“I want to play music tonight. I want to continue my good work further. It breaks my heart that these wonderful things are now in question. I trust the system, I’m not afraid of the truth, and I’m not the guy they portrayed me to be,” Brooks said.
What are the charges against Garth Brooks?
Roe alleged that she began working as a hair and makeup artist for Brooks’ wife Trisha Yearwood in 2017. In her lawsuit, she also claimed that the Friends in Low Places singer regularly sent her sexually explicit text messages, exposed his genitals to her, and talked about “having a threesome” with her and his wife. Made repeated comments.
Roe’s attorneys Douglas H. Wigdor, Gene M. Christensen and Hayley Baker (HB Advocates PLLC) said in a statement, per People, “We applaud our client’s courage in pursuing her complaint against Garth Brooks ” “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,” the statement said.
