Garth Brooks soaked in the support from his fans at his Las Vegas show Thursday night, just hours after a bombshell sexual assault lawsuit was filed against him.
“If there was ever a night that I really needed this, TONIGHT was that night!” the country superstar, 62, captioned an Instagram photo of his audience Thursday. “Thank you for my life!!!!! love, g.”
Brooks performed at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, and according to his post, fans were cheering, clapping and hollering as he took the stage.
The “Friends in Low Places” singer, for his part, seemed taken aback, resting his hand on his forehead.
Earlier on Thursday, a woman identified only as Jane Roe — who claimed she worked as Brooks’ hairstylist and makeup artist for years — sued him in a California court for rape and battery.
According to the court docs, she alleged that the “Dance” singer exposed herself to him on multiple occasions, sent her explicit and unwarranted texts and often talked about his sexual fantasies with her.
Roe claims that in May 2019, while on a work trip for a Grammys tribute, Brooks allegedly booked only one hotel room for the pair.
He allegedly appeared in the doorway of the bedroom “completely naked” at the time and proceeded to rape her, per the suit.
Roe also accused her former boss, who has been married to Trisha Yearwood since 2005, of repeatedly asking her to have a “threesome” with his wife.
Brooks has denied the allegations and claimed in a statement via his rep Thursday that Roe tried to “extort” him before making her accusations public.
“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,” he told Page Six.
“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.”
Brooks added that he filed his own lawsuit against Roe nearly a month ago anonymously in an effort to “speak out” against the alleged extortion and “defamation of character” to protect their families.
“I want to play music tonight,” the “Tomorrow Never Comes” singer said ahead of his Las Vegas show.
“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.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
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