Singer's make-up artist accuses him of rape

Garth Brooks, a household name in country music, has been accused of sexual assault and battery by a former hair and makeup artist for raping her in a Los Angeles hotel room in 2019.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in a California court by Jane Roe and obtained by USA TODAY, accuses Brooks, 62, of “taking advantage of the opportunity to introduce a female employee to a side of Brooks that he had presented.” “Brooks’ side believes that he has a right to sexual satisfaction when he wants it and that using a female employee to do so is fair game.”

Before Roe’s filing, CNN reported that an anonymous prominent plaintiff – now apparently Brooks – had tried to block his accuser from publicly repeating her allegations and denying allegations of assault, battery, sexual battery and rape.

Thursday’s lawsuit follows an apparent attempt by Brooks to hide the sexual assault allegations from the public through a lawsuit he filed as a John Doe in Mississippi federal court on Sept. 13, the same day the Country singer announced the conclusion of his show in Las Vegas residency.

John Doe’s, or Brooks’, statement of claim last month said the sexual assault allegations would cause “irreparable harm to plaintiff’s reputation, family, career and livelihood.” Brooks has been married to Grammy Award-winning country star Trisha Yearwood since 2005.

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USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Brooks and Yearwood for comment.

In a statement to USA TODAY, Roe’s lawyers applauded “our client’s courage in advancing her complaints against Garth Brooks.”

“The complaint filed today shows that sexual predators exist not only in corporate America, Hollywood, and the rap and rock and roll industries, but also in the world of country music,” said attorneys Douglas H. Wigdor , Jeanne M. Christensen and Hayley Baker in the statement. “We are confident that Brooks will be held accountable for his actions, and his efforts to silence our client by filing a preemptive lawsuit in Mississippi were nothing more than an act of desperation and attempted intimidation. We encourage others who may have been victims of this to contact us because no survivor should suffer in silence.”

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Former employee of Garth Brooks claims sexual abuse began in 2019

The lawsuit alleges that unnamed celebrity makeup artist Jane Roe was first hired in 1999 as a hairdresser and makeup artist for Brooks’ wife, Trisha Yearwood. In the lawsuit, Roe claims she “continued to work for Yearwood as well as many other celebrities over the years.”

In 2017, she began doing makeup and hairstyling for Brooks. The alleged abuse began two years later.

According to the lawsuit, Roe was at Brooks’ home styling her hair and putting on makeup when “she looked up in horror as Brooks emerged from the shower naked with an erection and pointing his penis at Ms. Roe.” He then grabbed hold her hands and “forced her onto his erect penis,” the lawsuit says.

“Brooks horrifically told Ms. Roe that he had dreamed about this moment and wanted her to perform oral sex on him so he could come ‘all over her face,’ especially while she was wearing her ‘glasses,'” it says in the lawsuit further.

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Another instance in which Roe accused Brooks of sexually assaulting her occurred in May 2019, when she and the 14-time Grammy nominee traveled to Los Angeles to attend a Grammy tribute to R&B singer Sam Moore to participate. Roe and Brooks were the only passengers on his private jet, the lawsuit says, and Brooks booked a one-bedroom hotel suite with no separate room for the makeup artist.

Here, too, Brooks allegedly made sexual advances by appearing “completely naked in the doorway to the bedroom,” the lawsuit says. “Ms. Roe immediately had a sick feeling in her stomach knowing she was trapped in the room alone with Brooks, with no one to help her and far from Nashville.”

The lawsuit states that Roe felt “her worst fears were coming true” when the country singer “towered over her” and “she was unable to escape his physical dominance.”

The lawsuit states: “She was unable to escape his grasp and was afraid of what was happening to her. While he was holding her upside down and dangling by her ankles, all the blood rushed to her head, making her dizzy and nauseous.” . While Brooks forcefully penetrated her, he said perverted things to Ms. Roe about his sexual abilities.

After the alleged rape, the lawsuit says Brooks showed “cold disregard” for Roe as she continued to do his hair and makeup for the Grammy event.

Brooks also allegedly discussed sexual acts and sexual fantasies, sent sexually explicit text messages and suggested sexual threesomes with Yearwood and Roe.

Garth Brooks announces end of Las Vegas residency ahead of lawsuit

After selling more than 150 million albums, filling stadiums for decades and receiving high-profile awards such as the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and the Kennedy Center Honors, Brooks announced the final shows of his sold-out Garth Brooks/Plus One residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, in September.

“If there was anyone who would say I’m going to do this for the rest of my life, it would be me,” Brooks said in an exclusive interview with USA TODAY last month. “I’ll miss it. The audience is so great. I’ll surround everyone with a Garth audience, but packing up the phones (during shows) has made a big difference because every show is a surprise for the fans. That’s how it was.” fabulous. I hate to see the end of this.

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He added that his job for 2025 after his residency shows is to “be the plus one.”

“My wife is kind enough to always be there for me when I need her,” Brooks said. “I have to reciprocate, and we have to listen to her more than two songs a night. I told her I would be the frontman. I’ll stay backstage and do whatever she needs.”

Singer’s make-up artist accuses him of rape

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