Garth Brooks SLAMS Rape Allegations
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00:00Garth Brooks speaking out against rape allegations filed in a lawsuit on Thursday.
00:06The country superstar denying claims he raped his former makeup artist in an incident described
00:12in court docs as painful and traumatic.
00:15Brooks telling ET in a statement, quote, for the last two months, I have been hassled to
00:20no end with threats, lies and tragic tales of what my future would be if I did not write
00:26a check for many millions of dollars.
00:28It has been like having a loaded gun waved in my face.
00:32ET obtained the legal docs, which include claims the alleged assault happened in May
00:372019 when Brooks and his accuser, called Jane Rowe, traveled to Los Angeles for a Grammys
00:43tribute.
00:44Last month, the singer filed a preemptive complaint against what he calls extortion
00:49and defamation of character.
00:51He now tells ET, quote, hush money, no matter how much or little is still hush money.
00:57In my mind, that means I am admitting to behavior I am incapable of, ugly acts no
01:02human should ever do to another.
01:05Those alleged acts, Rowe claims they left her with back and neck injuries.
01:10And according to the suit, she says she has text messages and audio recordings to support
01:15her case.
01:17As for Brooks, he says the show must go on as he's currently in the middle of his Las
01:21Vegas residency.
01:23He tells ET, quote, I want to play music tonight.
01:26I want to continue our good deeds going forward.
01:29It breaks my heart these wonderful things are in question now.
01:32I trust the system.
01:33I do not fear the truth, and I am not the man they have painted me to be.