Garth Brooks' attempt to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit against him has been denied by a US District Judge. The case, originally filed in California, is now stayed while a similar case in Mississippi proceeds.
Garth Brooks ' request to dismiss his sexual assault lawsuit has been denied, according to Fox News. The country star, 62, filed the motion last month in the central district of California, which was 'denied with prejudice' by US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald, the outlet revealed. The reason was due to the 'original action' was still pending in the state of Mississippi and the judge ordered the California case to be 'stayed' in the meantime.
The Grammy winner then requested the case in California be moved to Mississippi. A former makeup artist who worked for his wife Trisha Yearwood accused him of sexual assault and battery in court documents filed in a California state court in October. Before the makeup artist filed her lawsuit, Brooks was aware of her allegations and anonymously filed to fight back, using the name 'John Doe' in a lawsuit he filed in Mississippi in September, as reported by CNN. Garth Brooks' request to dismiss his sexual assault lawsuit has been denied, according to Fox News; seen November 25, 2024 in Los Angeles 'Jane Roe' was originally hired to do hair and makeup for Yearwood in 1999, and Brooks eventually enlisted her to do so for him in 2017, she claims. The plaintiff, who filed anonymously as 'Jane Roe' in October, alleges the country icon brought her with him to Los Angeles for a Grammy event honoring the R&B singer Sam Moore in May 2019. Read MoreBREAKING NEWS Garth Brooks 'accused of raping makeup artist' who worked for his wife Trisha Yearwood in new lawsuit In the suit, the plaintiff claims the Friends in Low Places singer booked only one hotel suite there for both of them, and when she asked for a separate accommodation, he would not provide one. She also accused him of then accosting her in the doorway nude, hauling her into another room, dangling her upside down by the ankles and raping her, in court documents obtained by Dailymail.co
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