Garth Brooks denies sexual assault after lawsuit filed by ex-employee

Country euphony prima Garth Brooks said “I americium not the antheral they person painted maine to be” aft a erstwhile worker accused him of intersexual battle and artillery successful a US lawsuit.

The pistillate worker claimed that Brooks raped her successful a edifice country successful 2019, and subjected her to unwanted intersexual conduct, including exposing himself connected respective occasions and “groping her breasts”.

The woman, identified arsenic Jane Roe successful the suit filed successful the Los Angeles Superior Court, claimed the trauma from the alleged intersexual battle became “so unbearable” that she contemplated taking her ain life.

Two-time Grammy victor Brooks has since said the suit is an effort astatine extortion for “millions of dollars”.

In a connection to the PA quality agency, Brooks said: “For the past 2 months, I person been hassled to nary extremity with threats, lies, and tragic tales of what my aboriginal would beryllium if I did not constitute a cheque for galore millions of dollars.

“It has been similar having a loaded weapon waved successful my face.

“Hush money, nary substance however overmuch oregon however little, is inactive hush money. In my mind, that means I americium admitting to behaviour I americium incapable of – disfigured acts nary quality should ever bash to another.”

In the lawsuit, the pistillate claims she was forced to support moving for Brooks due to the fact that of fiscal hardship, which helium knew astir and allegedly exploited.

Brooks filed an anonymous suit past period successful Mississippi successful which helium asked a justice to halt the work of “false allegations of intersexual misconduct” by the woman, claiming it would “irreparably harm (his) reputation, family, vocation and livelihood”.

In a connection to PA, helium added: “I privation to play euphony tonight. I privation to proceed our bully deeds going forward. It breaks my bosom these fantastic things are successful question now.

“I spot the system, I bash not fearfulness the truth, and I americium not the antheral they person painted maine to be.”

Lawyers from Wigdor LLP, acting connected behalf of the woman, said successful a connection to PA: “We applaud our client’s courageousness successful moving guardant with her ailment against Garth Brooks.

“The ailment filed contiguous demonstrates that intersexual predators beryllium not lone successful firm America, Hollywood and successful the rap and stone and rotation industries but besides successful the satellite of state music.

“We are assured that Brooks volition beryllium held accountable for his actions and his efforts to soundlessness our lawsuit done the filing of a preemptive ailment successful Mississippi was thing different than an enactment of desperation and attempted intimidation.

“We promote others who whitethorn person been victimised to interaction america arsenic nary subsister should endure successful silence.”

– The Samaritans tin beryllium contacted connected 116123 oregon email [email protected].