In the lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court, an anonymous woman named Jane Doe alleged that Brooks raped her in Los Angeles hotel in 2019 after she was hired to work as a hairstylist for him and his wife, fellow country star Trisha Yearwood.

Garth Brooks speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Tennessee Titans new NFL football stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The country music star is facing allegations of sexual assault and battery by a former hairstylist. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File) AP AP

Country music mogul Garth Brooks said a rape accusation levied against him is “like having a loaded gun waved in my face.” In a statement provided to CBS, Brooks said he anonymously filed a lawsuit against his accuser for “extortion and defamation of character.”

Garth Brooks denied rape accusations against him as he returned to his Las Vegas concert residency late Thursday in the wake of a sexual misconduct lawsuit against the country star.In a statement to People magazine,

Garth Brooks is addressing new sexual assault allegations brought against him by a former makeup artist Brooks’ former employee filed a lawsuit on Thursday, accusing him of sexual assault and battery.

Country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of rape and sexual assault in a lawsuit, filed Thursday. The woman who filed the lawsuit is not named and goes by Jane Roe. She has alleged that Brooks repeatedly harassed her and raped her in 2019 when she was his makeup artist. Brooks has denied these allegations.

A stylist said Garth Brooks sexually assaulted her. Brooks said the lawsuit comes after an extortion attempt and the allegations are “behavior I am incapable of.”

Garth Brooks vehemently denied sexual assault allegations made by a former employee in a lawsuit and returned to the stage Thursday: 'I really needed this.'

Country music superstar Garth Brooks was accused of rape and sexual assault in a lawsuit filed by an unnamed hair and makeup artist on Thursday. In a complaint submitted to Superior Court in Los Angeles,