Garth Brooks and his team of lawyers are trying to get his sexual assault lawsuit wrapped up before it even gets started.
The country music superstar is still in the beginning stages of what could turn into a drawn-out legal battle. However, Brooks and his lawyers are doing everything in their power to expedite the process. They must pride themselves in the old saying of, “Justice delayed is justice denied.”
As of late, Garth has been dealing with a complaint that was filed anonymously last month in a California state court. The woman, who identified herself only as Jane Roe, alleges that the country music superstar raped and sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions, including once while the two were in Los Angeles for a performance. She also claims that Garth expressed his interest in having a threesome with the woman and his wife, Trisha Yearwood.
And you probably know that Garth has maintained his innocence from the very beginning, and clarified that he had filed a lawsuit even before his accuser did:
“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. It has been like having a loaded gun waved in my face. 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.
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 families on both sides. I want to play music tonight. I want to continue our good deeds going forward. It breaks my heart these wonderful things are in question now. I trust the system, I do not fear the truth, and I am not the man they have painted me to be.”
On November 1st, Brooks and his lawyers filed for the case to be moved from the state court in Los Angeles to the California federal court. Many believed it was likely an effort to achieve a quicker trial. And guess what? The lawsuit brought against the country star was quickly assigned to a federal judge this past Friday, and it was on that same day that Garth and his legal team asked U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald to dismiss his accuser’s claims and direct them to refile in the federal court in Mississippi.
Why might they do that? Well Mississippi is where Garth Brooks filed a preemptive lawsuit of sorts against the woman that eventually brought the case to him. Brooks’ legal team is arguing that if the case is dismissed in California, or at the very least paused, that will allow for the Mississippi lawsuit that was filed first to be resolved first.
Garth’s legal team released this statement arguing that the competing lawsuits should be resolved in the same court:
“(If) Brooks succeeds in the Mississippi Action by proving that Roe’s allegations of assault are false, Roe will not prevail in this action because it requires her to prove that the exact same allegations are true. The parties should not be required to conduct overlapping discovery here and in the Mississippi Action simultaneously. And this Court should not be thrust into a race with the Southern District of Mississippi to decide the critical factual issues that are dispositive of both actions.”
There’s still much to be sorted out in this case that could very well take months – if not years – to get settled. However, this latest revelation in the high-profile case could help to speed things up. Regardless, it’s abundantly clear that Garth Brooks and his team are willing to do whatever it takes to clear his name.
