Garth Brooks issued a statement on Thursday after being accused by an anonymous “Jane Roe” plaintiff of sexual assault when she was working for him as a hair and makeup artist.
“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,” the country singer said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “It has been like having a loaded gun waved in my face.”
Brooks continued, “Hush money, no matter how much or how little, is still hush money. In my mind, that means I am admitting to behavior I am incapable of—ugly acts no human should ever do to another.”
The statement continued: “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…
