Garth Brooks’ request to dismiss his sexual assault lawsuit has been denied, according to Fox News.
The country star, 62, filed the motion last month, which was ‘denied with prejudice,’ the outlet revealed.
In October, a former makeup artist who worked for his wife Trisha Yearwood accused him of sexual assault and battery in court documents filed in a California state court.
The plaintiff, who filed anonymously as ‘Jane Roe,’ alleges the country icon brought her with him to Los Angeles for a Grammy event honoring the R&B singer Sam Moore in May 2019.
In the suit, the plaintiff claims the Friends in Low Places singer booked only one hotel suite there for both of them, and when she asked for a separate accommodation, he would not provide one.
Hours later, the artist denied the rape accusations against him, calling it a ‘hush money’ shakedown.
Garth Brooks’ request to dismiss his sexual assault lawsuit has been denied, according to Fox News
The country star, 62, filed the motion last month, which was ‘denied with prejudice,’ the outlet revealed
She also accused him of then accosting her in the doorway nude, hauling her into another room, dangling her upside down by the ankles and raping her, in court documents obtained by Dailymail.com.
Before the makeup artist filed her lawsuit, Brooks was aware of her allegations and anonymously filed to fight back, using the name ‘John Doe,’ as reported by CNN.
‘Jane Roe’ was originally hired to do hair and makeup for Yearwood in 1999, and Brooks eventually enlisted her to do so for him in 2017, she claims.
In her new lawsuit, the makeup artist alleges that Brooks would send her sexually explicit text messages, tell her about his sexual fantasies and discuss sex with her.
She also accuses him of exposing his buttocks and genitals to her on more than one occasion and repeatedly changing clothes in front of her.
The plaintiff was originally hired to do hair and makeup for Yearwood, and Brooks eventually enlisted her to do so for him, she claims; Brooks and Yearwood pictured last month
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