Garth Brooks' Sexual Assault Accuser Wants Him Sanctioned For Revealing Her Identity
By Afouda Bamidele on October 11, 2024 at 7:45 PM EDT
The tensions between Garth Brooks and his sexual assault accuser continue, with a motion to punish him for using her real name.
The drama between the Country music singer and his former hairstylist began earlier this month when she filed rape and harassment allegations against him under a pseudonym.
However, Garth Brooks tried to stop her from filing in September with a complaint under "John Doe." He allegedly retaliated against his accuser by filing an amended complaint with her real identity instead of her fake name "Jane Roe."
Garth Brooks Slammed For Acting 'Out Of Spite' And Intending To Harm His AccuserÂ
After Brooks filed his amended complaint with his accuser's name, her attorneys fired back at him in a public statement. They slammed him as a "bully," claiming he had no justification for using her identity instead of the pseudonym in his complaint.
"Garth Brooks just revealed his true self. Out of spite and to punish, he publicly named a rape victim. With no legal justification, Brooks outed her because he thinks the laws don't apply to him," the legal reps argued.
"On behalf of our client, we will be moving for maximum sanctions against him immediately," the letter concluded. The attorneys doubled down on their stance in a letter to the judge, demanding severe punishment for Brooks' actions.
"While [Garth's] motion to proceed under a pseudonym was still pending, he filed an amended complaint for the sole purpose of divulging [Jane's] identity, to retaliate, harm and subject her to victim shaming and blaming," the letter obtained by In Touch read.
The Alleged Victim Wants Brooks And His Legal Team To Pay
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The motion for sanctions continued with the accuser's attorneys stressing, "This egregious conduct must not be condoned, and [Garth] and his counsel shall be responsible for penalties imposed by this Court."
They reiterated their claims of Brooks' malicious actions, noting, "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, commenced her claims against him as she said she would all along."
On that note, the attorneys implored the judge to seal the legal documents with their client's full name. "Every hour, much less day, that the amended complaint remains on the public docket is severely prejudicing Ms. Roe," their plea read.
Brooks Attempted To Stop The Sexual Assault Lawsuit
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Days before Brooks dropped his amended complaint, The Blast reported that the initial documents he filed in September had been revealed. He implored the court to stop his accuser from suing him with "false allegations."
Brooks claimed the woman had caused him "emotional distress including anxiety and fear for himself and his family" with her threats to "wrongfully assassinate" his image "through the public airing of such revulsive and untrue allegations."
According to the country music singer, his former hairstylist tried to blackmail him for money with threats to file sexual assault claims against him. She allegedly sent him a letter housing her demands through her attorney on July 17.
Inside The Singer's Extortion Claims
Brooks bashed his accuser as a liar, noting: "[Jane] threatened in the July 17 demand letter to 'publicly file' an enclosed draft civil complaint against [Garth] repeating the same fabricated allegations unless [Garth] agreed to pay [Jane] millions of dollars not to file the suit."
"The letter referred to various celebrity sexual misconduct lawsuits featuring multi-million dollar jury awards," the complaint continued. The former hairstylist, per Brooks, not only threatened him with sexual assault allegations but also claims of a hitman.
The accuser allegedly believed the singer "planned to hire someone to murder her"; however, Brooks stressed that he had never heard about her assault claims or the assassination plot until her demand letter.
Garth Brooks Once Had A Good Working Relationship With His Accuser
Brooks noted that he and his former hairstylist had a good working relationship for years until she relocated from Tennessee to Mississippi in May 2020. The woman allegedly faced financial hardships, and he assisted her out of loyalty and friendship.
But the situation allegedly became toxic when the former employee believed she was entitled to more and asked for "salaried employment and medical benefits." When Brooks rejected her demands, "she responded with false and outrageous allegations of sexual misconduct she claims occurred years ago."
Garth Brooks has vehemently denied the allegations in a public statement and vowed to clear his name. Can he escape being sanctioned for revealing his accuser's name before their case goes to court?