Country music superstar Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit filed in California state court. The accuser, using the pseudonym "Jane Roe", was working as a hairstylist and makeup artist for the Grammy-winning singer when he raped her, the lawsuit states. The woman’s lawsuit alleges that he also repeatedly groped her and made sexually explicit comments to her during her employment from 2017-20.
In a statement to the BBC, Mr Brooks said the woman's lawsuit was "extortion and defamation". In May 2019, the accuser alleges that Mr Brooks asked her to travel with him on his private jet to a Grammy tribute in Los Angeles. When they arrived at the hotel, Mr Brooks had only booked a single suite with one bedroom for them both to share, according to the legal action.
Her lawsuit alleges that once inside the hotel suite, Mr Brooks appeared naked in the doorway of the bedroom before he raped her. After the alleged attack, she says Mr Brooks continued to make sexual advances on other occasions, forcing her to put her hands on his genitals and sharing his fantasies, the lawsuit states. The legal action also alleges that Mr Brooks proposed having a threesome with his wife, fellow country star Trisha Yearwood.
The BBC has contacted Ms Yearwood for comment. In his statement to the BBC, Mr Brooks said: "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 .
