A make-up artist who worked with legendary country singer Garth Brooks and his wife, singer Trisha Yearwood, has alleged that Brooks brutally sexually assaulted her multiple times.
The harrowing lawsuit was filed under the name of Jane Roe in Los Angeles today and graphically describes various instances of rape, battery, and other extremely distressing acts.
The six-claim complaint comes just after Brooks, using the name John Doe, went to federal court in Mississippi in September to try to stop a ‘fabricated lawsuit’ from doing ‘substantial, irreparable damage.’
In one instance detailed in the make-up artist’s suit, she claims Brooks hired her to come to a show with him but booked only one hotel room for both of them. He then refused to provide another when asked.
He then assaulted her in the doorway in a state of undress, dragged her into the room, and dangled her upside down by her ankles before raping her.
According to Deadline, the suit reads, in part: ‘This side of Brooks believes he is entitled to sexual gratification when he wants it, and using a female employee to get it, is fair game.’
The severity of the allegations are so extreme, some of the incidents are too sordid ‘to mention here,’ Deadline reports.
Jane Roe’s filing goes on to say: ‘Brooks is desperate to prevent his millions of fans from learning about the horrific things he has said and done to a junior female employee who did nothing to deserve such treatment.
‘But our legal system is not in place to allow wealthy wrongdoers the ability to run work-arounds on sexual assault victims who attempt to hold perpetrators accountable.’
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