Country music star Garth Brooks has released a statement responding to accusations of sexual assault and assault released Thursday.
Brooks said in a statement:
“For the past two months, I have been bombarded with endless threats, lies and tragic stories about what my future holds if I don’t write a multi-million dollar check,” Brooks said. “It felt like a loaded gun was being waved at my face. Hush money is still hush money, more or less. In my mind, it was something I couldn’t do. In other words, you are admitting to something ugly that no human being can do.”We filed a lawsuit against this person about a month ago against extortion and defamation. I want to continue playing music tonight. It pains me that our future good deeds are now being called into question. I trust the system, I’m not afraid of the truth, and I’m not the person they painted me to be. ”
Brooks is accused of sexual assault and battery, according to a complaint filed Thursday in California.
The complaint filed by Jane Roe, who was Brooks’ hairstylist and makeup artist, states that the alleged incident took place in 2019.
Jane Roe started working for Brooks’ wife in 1999, but began working for him in 2019, according to the complaint.
Jane Roe alleges that Brooks was aware that Roe was in financial trouble and used it as a means to take advantage of continued additional income.
What does the complaint say?
The complaint alleges that Mr. Brooks took advantage of Mr. Roe’s financial difficulties. Law alleges that Brooks sexually assaulted her during a trip to Los Angeles in 2019.
Lowe claims Brooks took her on a private plane by himself and booked a hotel room for them to share. It was there that Lowe alleges that she was sexually assaulted by Brooks.
Brooks is accused of regularly talking about sexual matters, changing clothes in front of Law, sending explicit text messages and frequently making sexually explicit comments.
The complaint also alleges that Brooks molested Lowe during another trip to Los Angeles in October 2019.
The frequency of his actions made it “inevitable that other Brooks employees were likely to have seen or heard them,” the complaint said.
Lowe claims she was unable to continue working at Brooks and moved out of state around May 2021.
Ms. Roe also claims that when her attorney contacted Ms. Brooks to clarify that she was prepared to file a complaint, Ms. Brooks filed a preemptive abusive complaint against Ms. Roe on September 13, 2024. did. He called the accusations under the name “John Doe” “completely false.” . ” The complaint alleges that he threatened to sue publicly if she did not hand over millions of dollars.
Brooks is accused of assault, battery and sexual assault.
