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Garth Brooks revealed that he and wife Trisha Yearwood are considering moving from Nashville to Ireland amid allegations that he sexually assaulted his former hair and makeup artist.
“Actually, [Trisha] is pushing hard for the house in Ireland,” Garth, 62, said in response to a fan who mentioned during an episode of Inside Studio G that the Grammy winner has talked about moving to the Emerald Isle before. “I think this last time [in Ireland,] she just fell head over heels in love with the country. You know, we went over there and played two weekends, so we went on that stint across the country. Everyone was so sweet to her.”
The news comes just weeks after a woman accused the “Friends in Low Places” singer of sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit where she went by the pseudonym “Jane Roe.” The woman filed the paperwork in a state court in California on October 3, according to the court documents obtained by In Touch. She claimed that Garth raped her during a business trip in 2019 and that he repeatedly exposed his genitals, discussed inappropriate sexual fantasies, changed his clothes in front of her on a regular basis and sent her sexually explicit text messages.
The “When the Thunder Rolls” artist had previously denied the claims made by Jane and filed his own lawsuit in an attempt to block her from speaking publicly about the accusations.
“[Jane’s] allegations are not true. [Jane] is well aware, however, of the substantial, irreparable damage such false allegations would do to [Garth’s] well-earned reputation as a decent and caring person, along with the unavoidable damage to his family and the irreparable damage to his career and livelihood that would result if she made good on her threat to ‘publicly file’ her fabricated lawsuit,” the lawsuit read.
Garth originally filed his suit under the name John Doe in a bid for privacy and alleged that Jane threatened to assassinate his character through “the public airing of such revulsive and untrue allegations.” He also claimed that Jane revealed her plans to file the lawsuit but that she said she wouldn’t follow through with it if he agreed to pay her millions.
While Garth claimed that he gave the woman as much financial assistance as he could, he denied her request to become a salaried employee with medical benefits. The “Ain’t Goin’ Down (’til the Sun Comes Up)” singer requested that the court rule that Jane’s accusations were untrue and asked for damages for the emotional distress she caused him.
Days after Jane’s lawsuit went public, he filed an amendment to his complaint. In the amendment, Garth revealed his accuser’s name, which she later slammed him for doing.
“Garth Brooks just revealed his true self. Out of spite and to punish, he publicly named a rape victim,” the alleged victim’s lawyer said in a statement to Us Weekly on October 8. “With no legal justification, Brooks outed her because he thinks the laws don’t apply to him. On behalf of our client, we will be moving for maximum sanctions against him immediately.”
Jane also wrote a letter to the judge and asked that Garth be sanctioned for revealing her name to the public. She also alleged that the sole reason the CMA Awards winner revealed her name was to “retaliate, harm and subject her to victim shaming and blaming.”
“Mr. Doe revealed Ms. Roe’s identity out of revenge and with an intent to harm Ms. Roe, knowing that she was refusing to cower to his threatening conduct and commenced her claims against him as she said she would all along,” Jane’s lawyers later said in a statement.
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