Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of rape and sexual assault.
Garth Brooks accused his rape accuser of extortion, citing a demand letter he received ahead of his sexual misconduct lawsuit filed on October 3.
In Brooks’ initial anonymous complaint, which was filed in Mississippi on September 13 and obtained by People, the singer claimed that the accuser, a makeup artist who worked with her for 15 years, harassed her in 2020. He had faced financial setbacks when he moved from Tennessee to Mississippi in 1947 and had sought it from her. Help. While Brooks says he helped her with money out of loyalty and friendship, the country star alleges that her accuser’s demands increased over time.
When he refused to pay her more and meet her demands for salaried employment and medical benefits, according to the above publication, Brooks’ complaint alleged that he made “false allegations of sexual misconduct” in a “confidential demand letter.” And defamatory allegations were made. Lawyer on 17th July. According to Brooks, the letter included imaginary claims of “sexual grooming, creating a sexually hostile work environment, unwanted sexual touching, and sexual harassment.”
According to Brooks, the accuser publicly threatened to file a lawsuit against her with the same fabricated allegations unless she met his financial demands. According to Brooks, the demand letter cited several celebrity sexual misconduct lawsuits that had offered multi-million dollar jury awards to bind them.
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Brooks claims in his complaint that he received a follow-up letter from his accuser on August 23, offering to refrain from filing a lawsuit against him in exchange for several million dollars in compensation. According to Brooks, if she did not comply, the accuser knew how publicly filing the lawsuit would affect her career and livelihood, and she attempted to exploit that information to her advantage.
The Too Young singer is seeking a declaratory judgment from the court that his accuser’s allegations against him are false. He is also seeking compensatory damages, punitive damages, and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief.
In her Thursday filing, the accuser, known as Jane Roe, claimed that inappropriate behavior on the part of Brooks began in 2019, with the first incidents of abuse at her home while she was there on an appointment. One happened from. She claims that at that time the singer came out of his shower naked and in an aroused state and forced her to touch his private parts. Later that year, Roe claimed in her complaint that she was physically assaulted and raped by him while being assigned to a program.
While working for the That Summer artist, Roe claims she experienced the singer intentionally exposing himself to her and initiating conversations on sexual topics, including telling her his bedroom fantasies. She also claims to have received clear messages from him.
Roe is seeking monetary and/or compensatory damages and punitive/exemplary damages.
On Thursday, the country star denied all allegations against him, saying that he is not the person he has described him as. In his anonymous filing above, Brooks details his extortion intentions, saying he took legal action without naming her to protect the reputations of both parties.
If you know someone who is struggling with abuse, please reach out and report it. There are many helplines available for this.
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