Garth Brooks rape accuser seeks 'ban' after naming her in court

Brooks denied the allegations and alleged that the woman had previously threatened to go public with them unless he paid her millions. He revealed that he had already sued the woman in his home state of Mississippi in September for defamation and extortion – keeping both of their identities confidential.

But Brooks' legal team used the woman's real name in a new filing Tuesday, when they informed a Mississippi court that she planned to refile her complaint without a pseudonym. They argued that by naming Brooks in her lawsuit and to the media, the woman's legal team “prepared” a previous motion to keep both parties anonymous. The Washington Post is not publishing the woman's name because she says she was sexually assaulted.

In response, on Wednesday, the woman's attorneys filed an emergency motion for a restraining order against Brooks and to seal the amended complaint in their client's name. The lawsuit states that Brooks' allegations were “intended to cause her additional emotional distress and harm beyond what she has already suffered.”

“Garth Brooks reveals his true self. Despite and to punish, he publicly named a rape victim,” Rowe's lawyer, Douglas H. Wigdor, Jeanne M. Christensen and Hayley Baker said in a statement. “Without any legal argument, Brooks excluded him because he felt the law did not apply to him. On behalf of our client, we will immediately move for maximum sanctions against him.”

Rowe's lawsuit says she was hired as country star Trisha Yearwood's hair and makeup artist in 1999 and began working more often for Brooks in 2019, when she learned he was having financial problems and offered her additional work. (Brooks and Yearwood have been married since 2005.) She said she accompanied Brooks to a Grammys tribute event in May 2019 on a private jet and found that she had booked a hotel suite for them and alleged that he approached her naked. He dragged her to the bed and raped her.

Roe said she sought treatment for treatment and later had suicidal thoughts but needed the money to support her family, so she didn't tell Brooks or anyone she worked with. She alleged that Brooks continued to sexually harass her until she left in May 2021 and once made explicit comments in front of her manager and Yearwood.

After filing the lawsuit, Brooks released a statement that said in part: “For the past two months, I am finally fed up with the threats, lies and pathetic stories about what my future will be if I don't write a check. For many millions of dollars. It's It's like having a loaded gun in my face. Hush money, no matter how much or how little, is still hush money. To me, it means I'm condoning behavior I'm incapable of doing — ugly things no human should ever do to another. “

Brooks' legal team reiterated that sentiment in this week's filing, writing that the woman's allegations are a “shakedown” and “targeting.” [Brooks’s] Including threatening to broadcast vile lies about the stellar public image and selfless philanthropy … [Brooks] And if his family doesn't pay him.”

On Monday, Brooks aired his regular “Inside Studio G” live stream on Facebook and began by saying he wanted to “address the elephant in the room.”

“This thing is on. It's going to happen, and people are telling me it could be up to two years, right? So my suggestion is that we all take a deep breath, we all settle down somehow, and let's hold hands and take the trip together. ok? Because it's something you can't talk about, we can talk about it,” he said, then moved on to talk about his recent Habitat for Humanity event and concert in Las Vegas.

Yearwood hasn't commented, but she posted a photo on Instagram this week showing her and Brooks singing together on a Las Vegas stage, captioning the photo, “Love one.”