Garth Brooks was dealt a small setback in his legal battle with his ex-hairstylist, who is suing him over alleged sexual assault, In Touch can exclusively report.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, a Los Angeles judge denied Garth’s motion to dismiss the woman’s complaint filed in California.
The judge ruled that the case will “stayed” — a.k.a. put on pause — until there is an outcome in Garth’s lawsuit against the women in Mississippi. Garth, 62, wanted the woman’s California lawsuit dismissed and moved to Mississippi.
As In Touch previously reported, Garth filed a federal lawsuit against his accuser in September.
In his lawsuit, Garth used the pseudonym John Doe for himself and Jane Roe for the accuser.
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In his suit, Garth claimed Jane had threatened to make false allegations of sexual assault against him unless he reached a private settlement with her.
Garth asked the court to rule that the allegations Jane was making were false which would prevent her from filing her own case.
The singer claimed the accusations and Jane’s threats to “wrongfully assassinate” his character “through the public airing of such revulsive and untrue allegations” caused him “emotional distress including anxiety and fear for himself and his family.”
Garth said the woman’s “attempted extortion” for “millions of dollars through such untrue, lewd allegations constitutes intentional, outrageous conduct that was intended to and did in fact cause” him injury.
The entertainer said the woman made the allegations after he refused her request to become a salaried employee.
The singer said the accuser moved to Mississippi in 2020 and started experiencing financial problems.
He said she asked him for help and he complied. His lawyer added, “But [Jane’s] demands for financial assistance only increased, with [Jane’s] ultimately asking [Garth] for salaried employment and medical benefits.”
Garth said that after he shut down her request to be a salaried employee with benefits, “She responded with false and outrageous allegations of sexual misconduct she claims occurred years ago.”
The singer said Jane’s lawyer sent over a letter accusing him of sexual “grooming” and “sexual assault.”
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Garth’s lawsuit against Jane is ongoing. Jane filed her own lawsuit in California weeks after Garth filed his suit. She accused him of assault, battery and various other claims.
Jane said she started working for Garth’s wife, Trisha Yearwood, in 1999.
She said she started to work for Garth years later. In her suit, she claimed Garth sent her explicit text messages and tried to get her to engage with him and often spoke about his sexual fantasizes about her.
Jane said she believes Trisha, 60, heard Garth’s request for a threesome on one occasion. Jane accused Garth of groping her while she did his makeup.
She alleged the harassment led to him raping her in 2019 in a hotel room. The singer denied all allegations of wrongdoing. He demanded her case be dismissed and moved out of California. His request was denied for the time being.
At the time of Jane’s filing, Garth said, “For the last two months, I have been hassled to no end with threats, lies and tragic tales of what my future would be if I did not write a check for many millions of dollars. It has been like having a loaded gun waved in my face. Hush money, no matter how much or how little, is still hush money.”
He added, “In my mind, that means I am admitting to behavior I am incapable of — ugly acts no human should ever do to another. We filed suit against this person nearly a month ago to speak out against extortion and defamation of character. We filed it anonymously for the sake of families on both sides.”
