The show continues for Garth Brooks amid his sexual harassment lawsuit.
The country star shared a emotional instagram post after demonstrating in Las Vegas on Thursday after a former employee filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment and rape.
“If there was ever a night when I really needed it, tonight was the night! Thank you for my life!!!!! Love, G,” Brooks, 62, wrote alongside a photo of himself performing in front of the crowd.
The singer is in the midst of his residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, which began in May 2023 and is scheduled to run through early 2025.
Earlier that day, news broke that a woman who claims she worked as his hairstylist and makeup artist has accused Brooks of rape and assault — but the CMA winner has maintained his innocence . He compared the allegations to having “a loaded gun waved in his face.”
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in a California court by a woman identified only as “Jane Roe,” says Brooks allegedly raped her in a hotel room, where he found himself “trapped.” ” Was feeling and was alone with the artist. The pair were reportedly traveling alone on their private jet to Los Angeles for a Grammy taping in May 2019.
The woman who filed the lawsuit said she was first hired in 1999 as a hair and makeup artist for Brooks’ wife, Trisha Yearwood, but was transferred to Brooks’ team in 2017, according to the lawsuit. Having said.
According to the complaint, in addition to the sexual harassment and assault, Brooks was accused of repeatedly exposing his genitals and buttocks, talking about sex and sharing sexual fantasies with Roe, regularly changing her clothes in front of her, and sexually assaulting her. Accused of sending sexual text messages. If, Received by CNN,
The lawsuit alleges that these incidents occurred in 2019.
“We are confident that Brooks will be held accountable for his actions,” attorneys Douglas H. Wigdor, Jean M. Christensen and Hayley Baker said in a statement to CNN.
“We appreciate our client’s courage in bringing forward his complaint against Garth Brooks. The complaint filed today demonstrates that sexual predators exist not only in corporate America, Hollywood, and the rap and rock and roll industries, but also in the world of country music.
According to a previous complaint filed as “John Doe”, Brooks had previously denied his accuser’s allegations and attempted to prevent Roe from publicly repeating her allegations, according to CNN.
The outlet reported that she claimed Roe’s attorney sent her a “confidential” demand letter alleging sexual misconduct after she rejected his request for “salaried employment and medical benefits.” But Roe’s lawyers believe the retroactive complaint was an act of desperation to intimidate and silence her accuser.
According to CNN, in a statement from his publicist, Brooks said he filed the anonymous complaint about a month ago “for the sake of the families on both sides” and to speak out against extortion and defamation of character.
“For the past two months, I have been harassed with threats, lies and sad stories about what my future would hold if I did not write a multi-million dollar check. It’s like a loaded gun was waved in my face,” the star explained.
“Hush money, no matter how much or how little, is still hush money. In my mind, this means I am accepting behavior for which I am incapable – ugly acts that no human being should do to another.
Brooks said he wants to focus on his career and continue playing music and doing “good things”, but having his integrity questioned “breaks” his heart.
He said, “I trust the system, I’m not afraid of the truth and I’m not the guy they’ve portrayed me to be.”
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