Garth Brooks accused of rape, sexual assault in lawsuit filed by his hair and makeup artist
Country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of raping and battering a woman who claims she worked as his hairstylist and makeup artist. The lawsuit, filed in a California court on Thursday by a woman only referred to as “Jane Roe,” states the Grammy Award-winning singer allegedly raped her in a hotel room during a work trip where she felt “trapped” and alone with Brooks.In addition to sexual assault and battery, Brooks, 62, is also accused of repeatedly exposing his genitals and buttocks; talking about sex and sharing sexual fantasies with Roe; regularly changing his clothing in front of her; and sending her sexually explicit text messages, according to the complaint in the case, obtained by CNN. The suit alleges these incidents happened in 2019. “We are confident that Brooks will be held accountable for his actions,” attorneys Douglas H.Wigdor, Jeanne M.
Christensen and Hayley Baker said in a statement to CNN.“We applaud our client’s courage in moving forward with her complaint against Garth Brooks.
The complaint filed today demonstrates that sexual predators exist not only in corporate America, Hollywood and in the rap and rock and roll industries but also in the world of country music.”The woman who filed the suit said she was first hired as a hair and makeup artist for Brooks’ wife, Trisha Yearwood, in 1999, but was moved to Brooks’ team in 2017, the suit states.In her filing, Roe accused the “Friends in Low Places” singer of raping her in a hotel room after the pair traveled alone in his private jet to Los Angeles for a Grammy taping in May 2019, alleging the country star “appeared in the doorway to the bedroom, completely naked” making her feel “trapped in the room alone with Brooks.”“Usually there were others on Brooks’ private jet but this time, Ms.
Roe and Brooks were the only two passengers,” the complaint states. “Once in Los Angeles at the hotel, Ms.Roe could not believe that Brooks had booked a hote...