Country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman who says she worked as a hairstylist and makeup artist for the award-winning singer.
According to a complaint obtained by CNN, the woman claims he raped her during a work trip to Los Angeles where Brooks was taping a Grammy tribute performance.
CNN says Brooks had previously denied the claims through a representative and has not commented on the new lawsuit.
The woman reportedly began doing hair and makeup for Brooks in 2017.
Her lawsuit states she was first hired to help his wife, Trisha Yearwood, in 1999.
CNN has reached out to Yearwood and has not heard back.
In addition to sexual assault and battery, CCNN says the suit accuses Brooks of repeatedly exposing himself to her, talking about sex, and sharing sexual fantasies.
Attorneys told CNN that Brooks’ “efforts to silence our client through the filing of a preemptive complaint in Mississippi was nothing other than an act of desperation and attempted intimidation.”
“We are confident that Brooks will be held accountable for his actions,” attorneys Douglas H. Wigdor, Jeanne M. Christensen and Hayley Baker said in a statement to CNN. “We applaud our client’s courage in moving forward with her complaint against Garth.”
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