Garth Brooks was accused of sexual assault and battery by his former hairstylist and makeup artist in October
Brooks, 62, filed a new motion late on Friday, November 8 obtained by Deadline, requesting a hearing to officially close the legal battle. He previously asked for the case to transfer from Mississippi to federal court. The hearing is requested for December 9.
According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, a woman identified as “Jane Roe” filed a lawsuit against the country singer, on October 3, claiming that Brooks raped her during a 2019 work trip to Los Angeles. Roe further claimed that Brooks sent her sexually explicit text messages, repeatedly exposed his genitals and buttocks to her and discussed his sexual fantasies in front of her.
“Defendant’s allegations are not true,” the filing claimed. “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.
“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,” he continued. “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.”
Brooks alleged that his accuser leaked his name to the public and accused him of sexual assault after he would not agree to her “demands for salaried employment and medical benefits.” He responded by filing a secondary suit that listed his accuser’s real name rather than “Jane Roe.”
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