Garth Brooks sends photo of rape accuser during naming row
October 18, 2024, published at 1:20 PM ET
Garth Brooks has submitted a photo of his sexual abuse accuser, days after he was criticized for revealing her name.
RadarOnline.com the country superstar, 62, can reveal, including a 2022 interview by his accuser and ex-hairstylist, who goes by the pseudonym Jane Roe, in his amended lawsuit, as well as an image of the couple put together.
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The controversial move was an attempt to block Roe’s attempt to impose sanctions against the singer after he previously revealed her name in his lawsuit against her.
ConfessAttorney said, “There is no basis to impose sanctions on Mr. Brooks or his counsel.
“Mr. Brooks had the right to amend his complaint.”
A judge has yet to rule on his, but the move will infuriate Roe and her lawyers, who are already seething after the singer revealed his accuser’s real name.
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Confess filed a federal lawsuit against the plaintiff in September, using the pseudonym John Doe for himself and Jane Roe for the hairstylist.
He alleged that Roe had threatened to make false allegations of sexual assault and demanded that the court find her allegations were false and prevent the hairstylist from filing a public lawsuit.
Rowe subsequently filed a separate lawsuit against Confess for assault in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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In her complaint, she named the country singer as a defendant.
Days later, Brooks amended his lawsuit to include Rowe’s name, much to the disbelief of her lawyers who accused the star of naming Rowe in order to “retaliate, harm her and subject her to shaming and blaming the victim’.
Her attorney added, “This egregious conduct should not be condoned, and (Brooks) and his counsel will be responsible for the penalties imposed by this court.”
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As a result, Rowe asked the court to immediately seal the documents with her name.
But Confess hit back, saying Rowe “had already agreed to use her name in this lawsuit.”
He said Rowe refused to agree to have both of their names sealed when he filed his federal lawsuit, and she told the court she was willing to identify herself if the court believed it was necessary to advance Brook’s request go like John Doe to reject.
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His attorney said, “No law, statute or rule required Mr. Brooks to file his original complaint or his amended complaint under pseudonyms or under seal.
“He initially used pseudonyms for both parties in his original complaint and immediately requested permission for both parties to proceed under pseudonyms in an effort to protect both parties and their families from any harm resulting from the disclosure of [Rowe’s] attempted extortion against Mr. Brooks.”
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