Garth Brooks is accused of rape in makeup artist’s lawsuit

LOS ANGELES — Country music superstar Garth Brooks was accused of rape and sexual assault Thursday in a lawsuit filed by an anonymous hair and makeup artist.

In a complaint submitted to Superior Court in Los Angeles, a woman identified as Jane Roe said she provided hair and makeup services to Brooks from 2017 to 2020. The woman said Brooks raped her in a Los Angeles hotel room in 2019 while she was with him. He was taken on a trip to help prepare for an event.

She also said that Brooks repeatedly appeared naked in front of her, touched her breasts while she did her hair and makeup and sent sexually explicit text messages.

A spokesperson for the Grammy Award-winning “Friends in Low Places” singer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In the lawsuit, the woman claims Brooks tried to block her filing with his legal action.

He said Brooks had filed a complaint in Mississippi in September under the name “John Doe”, claiming the woman was “a lying extortionist intent on destroying his professional reputation.” Had to do.”

He asked the judge to conceal his identity and declare his allegations false, according to the woman’s California lawsuit.

The plaintiff is seeking a jury trial and compensatory and punitive damages.

Brooks, 62, is one of the best-selling musicians of all time with sales of more than 162 million albums.

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