Country music icon Garth Brooks has delivered a powerful and public rebuttal to shocking sexual assault and battery allegations brought by his former makeup artist, referred to only as “Jane Roe,” in an intensely graphic lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on October 3, 2024. The accuser alleges that Brooks raped her in a Los Angeles hotel during a 2019 work assignment and subjected her to repeated harassment while preparing him for public appearances between 2017 and 2020 (American Songwriter, The Guardian).
In a swift and resolute response issued the same evening, Brooks pushed back hard against the claims. He described a two-month campaign of “threats, lies and tragic tales,” saying the situation “has been like having a loaded gun waved in my face.” He adamantly denied all wrongdoing, asserting that paying any amount of “hush money” would imply admitting to behavior he said he was “incapable of—ugly acts no human should ever do to another.” Brooks framed the lawsuit as an extortion attempt and filed his own countersuit in Mississippi, accusing his accuser of defamation and seeking to block her allegations from going public (EntertainmentNow, NME, The Guardian).
Brooks emphasized, “I trust the system, I do not fear the truth. I am not the man they have painted me to be,” and expressed sorrow that such allegations were casting a shadow over his music career and philanthropic efforts (American Songwriter, Music Times).
The drama has unfolded with remarkable speed—and the public and legal battle continues to develop. The case has drawn widespread attention, and both Brooks and his accuser remain firm in their stances. Stay tuned as more details emerge and the story progresses.
