Garth Brooks accused of rape

Garth Brooks was accused of rape and sexual assault in a lawsuit filed this week.

A former hairdresser and makeup artist for the country star, identified in the lawsuit as “Jane Roe,” accused Brooks of raping her in a Los Angeles hotel room during a business trip in May 2019.

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The alleged rape occurred during a work trip for a Grammy tribute event. The lawsuit, obtained by CNN, states: “When Ms. Roe arrived at the Los Angeles hotel, she could not believe that Brooks had booked a one-bedroom hotel suite and she did not have a separate room.”

The lawsuit goes on to say that Brooks came out of the bathroom completely undressed and exposed and forced himself on her.

The plaintiff made additional allegations that Brooks repeatedly exposed himself to the woman, sent explicit text messages, groped her while she worked on his hair and makeup, forced other unwanted touching, and openly discussed his sexual fantasies with her.

In the lawsuit, the woman said she started working for Brooks in 2017. She previously styled his wife, country singer Trisha Yearwood, in 1999. She claims Brooks took advantage of her financial difficulties in 2019 by offering her more work, which led to increased sexual misconduct.

She is represented by Douglas Wigdor, who is known for filing several lawsuits against Harvey Weinstein. The legal team provided a statement to USA Today.

“We are confident that Brooks will be held accountable for his actions, and his efforts to silence our client by filing a preemptive lawsuit in Mississippi were nothing other than an act of desperation and attempted intimidation.” We encourage others “Who may have been victimized to reach out to us as no survivor should suffer in silence.”

In a statement, Brooks said: “I was 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 a loaded gun was being waved in my face .”

He says he filed a lawsuit against the woman in September under the name John Doe. In that lawsuit, Variety said the plaintiff said, “The woman threatened to ruin his reputation by filing a sexual abuse lawsuit unless he paid her a multimillion-dollar payout.”