Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are looking into moving to Ireland following sexual assault accusations, he states
Garth Brooks is thinking about purchasing a property in Ireland together with his wife, Trisha Yearwood, in light of recent sexual assault allegations against him.
“To be honest, it’s the queen who’s really eager for a home in Ireland,” Brooks mentioned. “This last visit there, she absolutely fell in love with the place.”
The “Friends in Low Places” performer reminisced about performing in Ireland for two weekends, with Yearwood, 60, by his side. “People were incredibly kind to her,” he added.
YSL News has reached out to Yearwood’s representative for a statement.
This discussion arises after Brooks faced a sexual assault and battery accusation in October from a former hair and makeup artist, who claims he assaulted her in a hotel in Los Angeles back in 2019.
In the lawsuit, filed under the name Jane Roe in a California court and obtained by YSL News, she stated that she was initially hired in 1999 as a stylist for Yearwood and continued to work with her “throughout the years.” Starting in 2017, she also began styling Brooks’ hair and makeup, with the alleged misconduct beginning two years later.
Brooks has been married to Yearwood since 2005.
Roe recounted several incidents of misconduct, including one where she was at Brooks’ house to style his hair and do his makeup when he allegedly emerged from the shower, naked, and directed her hands toward him, which he claims is documented in the lawsuit.
Following this situation, Brooks filed a lawsuit in a Mississippi federal court on September 13 trying to prevent the sexual assault allegations from being public, identifying himself as John Doe. The lawsuit argued that these claims could irreparably damage his “reputation, family, career, and livelihood,” coinciding with the announcement of the end of his Las Vegas performances.
On October 8, Brooks updated his case, revealing his identity as John Doe and requesting a judge to dismiss the sexual misconduct claims made by Jane Roe as false, seeking damages for emotional distress and defamation. In the complaint, he also identified the woman who has accused him.
Roe’s attorneys — Douglas H. Wigdor, Jeanne M. Christensen, and Hayley Baker — condemned Brooks for disclosing their client’s name in his filing, stating to YSL News at the time.
“Garth Brooks has unveiled his true character,” the lawyers proclaimed. “He has no legal basis for outing her; he believes himself above the law.”
Brooks, who has denied all accusations from Roe, labeled himself “a target of a shakedown.”