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Country music star Garth Brooks is dealing with a sexual assault lawsuit from a lady solely often called “Jane Roe” in court docket paperwork. She alleges that she began working as Brooks’ make-up artist and hairstylist in 2017 and that she was employed by his spouse, Trisha Yearwood, in 1999 to supply hair and make-up providers. Learn extra about Jane Roe’s allegations towards Brooks and what he mentioned in response to the lawsuit.

Who Is Jane Roe?

It’s unclear who Jane Roe is, as this was the one title she utilized in court docket paperwork. Her id has not been publicly disclosed.

Allegations Against Garth Brooks

According to the court docket paperwork obtained by CNN, Roe claimed that Brooks subjected her to numerous types of sexual harassment and assault whereas she labored for him. She alleged that Brooks had raped her throughout a 2019 work journey to Los Angeles.

“Once in Los Angeles at the hotel, Ms. Roe could not believe that Brooks had booked a hotel suite with one bedroom, and she did not have a separate room,” the lawsuit learn, per the outlet.

Roe additional accused Brooks of showing of their resort room “in the doorway to the bedroom, completely naked” and that he made “repeated remarks” to Roe about having “a threesome” together with his spouse.

Brooks was beforehand an nameless plaintiff in a previous grievance, per CNN. He was labeled as “John Doe” within the submitting, which claimed that Roe’s accusations towards him had been “not true.”

“Defendant is well aware, however, of the substantial, irreparable damage such false allegations would do to Plaintiff’s well-earned reputation as a decent and caring person, along with the unavoidable damage to his family and the irreparable damage to his career and livelihood that would result if she made good on her threat to ‘publicly file’ her fabricated lawsuit,” the earlier grievance learn.

Now that Brooks has been recognized because the movie star in query, he denied the sexual assault allegations in an announcement obtained by CNN.

“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,” the “Much Too Young” singer mentioned in his assertion. “It has been like having a loaded gun waved in my face. Hush money, no matter how much or how little, is still hush money. In my mind, that means I am admitting to behavior I am incapable of—ugly acts no human should ever do to another. We filed suit against this person nearly a month ago to speak out against extortion and defamation of character. We filed it anonymously for the sake of families on both sides.”

Is Garth Brooks Still Married to Trisha Yearwood?

Yearwood has not publicly commented on the lawsuit towards her husband. They tied the knot in 2005 and have been married since then.

If you or anybody has been sexually abused, name the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). A skilled workers member will present confidential, judgment-free help in addition to native sources to help in therapeutic, recovering and extra.