Lawyer for Garth Brooks accuser blasts singer for revealing her name in new filing

Garth Brooks responded to sexual assault and rape allegations filed Thursday by his former makeup artist through a new filing that claims she extorted him, further denying the allegations and naming his accuser.

In the court documents filed Tuesday, Brooks said he was the victim of a "shakedown" and that his accuser "threatened to publish lies about him" in an attempt to blackmail him into paying her millions of dollars.

Brooks originally filed his lawsuit on Sept. 13 as John Doe in Mississippi federal court, preemptively asking a judge to declare sexual misconduct allegations against him untrue. Brooks also asked to be awarded damages for defamation and emotional distress.

Brooks' original filing came before his accuser, identified under pseudonym Jane Roe, filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Brooks on Thursday. The woman claims Brooks raped her in 2019 in a hotel room in California and alleges sexual misconduct and harassment spanning two years .

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Why did Garth Brooks name his accuser?

Brooks' original anonymous complaint did not name him or his accuser in order to "avoid the irreparable harm to reputation that he seeks to prevent (through) this action," it said.

On Oct. 1, Roe's lawyers opposed Brooks' motion to continue the case under a pseudonym, writing, "Although Ms. Roe believes that her name warrants protection and that ultimately the California court should decide that issue, she is willing to proceed using her name here if this Court believes that is necessary in denying Plaintiff’s motion."

In the new Tuesday court filing, Brooks' team said that his accuser's lawyers named Brooks to CNN before the Mississippi court could rule whether Brooks could continue the case under the John Doe pseudonym.

In court documents, Brooks' team condemns Roe's team for naming him: "Roe short-circuited the judicial process and flouted this Court's authority."

Due to Roe filing the case in California, publicly naming Brooks and "Roe’s willingness to proceed under her name in this litigation," Brooks filing said, he amended his complaint to include his accuser's real name.

The Tennessean generally does not name alleged victims of sexual assault.

The accuser's lawyers respond: 'He publicly named a rape victim'

On Wednesday, the attorneys representing Brooks' accuser filed sanctions against Brooks for his disclosure of her name. They also filed an emergency motion to redact her name or seal the amended complaint that includes her name.

"In revealing our client’s name, Brooks exhibits precisely the type of retaliatory and abusive behavior that compels sexual assault victims to remain silent," a representative from Roe's team said in an email to The Tennessean. "We are putting our client’s mental health first and requesting this be rectified immediately."

Brooks' legal team told USA TODAY that his Tuesday filings were "self-explanatory" when asked for a comment.

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What is Garth Brooks accused of doing?

Brooks' former makeup artist has accused him of assault, battery, sexual battery, gender violence, and violations of the Bane Act and Ralph Act — two California laws that protect its citizens from threats of violence and intimidation.

In the lawsuit, the woman, who has worked for both Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, alleges the misconduct started in 2019 and that she was raped by Brooks in a hotel room when they traveled to L.A. for a Grammy tribute to another artist.

The woman claims Brooks groped her, exposed himself to her regularly while changing, shared sexual fantasies with her and sent her inappropriate messages. She said she was traumatized to the point of considering suicide.

Brooks originally responded to the allegations on Thursday night in a statement claiming that the woman was extorting him with lies.

Audrey Gibbs is a music reporter for The Tennessean. You can reach her at agibbs@tennessean.com.

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