-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Garth Brooks , one of the biggest stars in country music , has been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed by his ex-makeup and hair stylist on Thursday, NPR reported . In the lawsuit against Brooks, an unidentified woman claimed that during her tenure working for Brooks, the musician sexually assaulted her in 2019 after years of unwanted advances. She also added that Brooks filed a lawsuit against her last month to absolve himself of the alleged abuse and silence her.
The country musician has categorically denied the allegations. Brooks said in a statement Thursday, "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. It has been like having a loaded gun waved in my face.
" Related Sean "Diddy" Combs faces 120 new sexual assault allegations The lawsuit alleged that the woman has worked for Brooks' wife, singer Trisha Yearwood since 1999. However, in 2019, financial strife hit her life, which prompted Brooks to offer her more work with him. The woman stated that Brooks took advantage of her need for work.
According to the filing, she said in one incident Brooks exposed himself to her. In another circumstance, she claimed that Brooks raped her in a Los Angeles hotel suite while Brooks he was preparing for a Grammys tribute. The lawsuit was filed in California under the state's Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act.
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