Garth Brooks Alleges Rape Accuser Is Attempting 'Extortion' Due to 'Demand Letter' He Received Ahead of Filed Suit

Garth Brooksclaims hisrape accuseris attempting to extort him, citing a “demand letter” he received ahead of her lawsuitalleging sexual assault and abuse filed Thursday. When he refused to pay Roe more and meet her “demands for salaried employment and medical benefits,” Brooks' complaint alleges he was met with “false and outrageous allegations of sexual misconduct” in a “confidential demand letter” from Roe’s attorneys on July 17. The letter reportedly included allegations of “sexual grooming, creation of a sexually hostile work environment, unwanted sexual touching and sexual assault.

Garth Brooks Assault Allegations: 'Even People That Don't Like Him Were Shocked,' Source Says (Exclusive)

Garth Brooks in May 2023.Photo:Theo Wargo/Getty Theo Wargo/Getty The country music community apparently wasn’t expecting the sexual assault and battery allegations againstGarth Brooks. “Everybody is shocked,” says the source. “Even people that don’t like him were shocked.” Garth Brooks in May 2021.Paul Morigi/Getty Paul Morigi/Getty His legal team stated their objective with the filings is “to obtain relief” from the defendant’s “ongoing attempted extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress through outrageous conduct.

Garth Brooks Called Trisha Yearwood His 'Partner in Good Times' and 'Bad' Days Before Fighting Alleged 'Extortion' Attempt

Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks.Photo:Gregg DeGuire/WireImage Gregg DeGuire/WireImage On Tuesday, Oct. 1, the “Friends in Low Places” singercaught up with PEOPLEin light ofJimmy Carter’s100th birthday, which he spent with Yearwood in St. Paul, Minnesota for the2024 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Week Project. “My favorite thing about getting to be Ms. Yearwood’s partner is the good times, but also going through the bad times together because that makes you one and it tests your mettle,” Brooks, 62, said of Yearwood, whom he married in 2005.

Garth Brooks Claims He's Victim of a 'Shakedown,' Says Rape Accuser Wanted to Blackmail Him for 'Millions' in New Filing

Garth Brooks in Washington, DC in March 2020.Photo:Shannon Finney/Getty Images Shannon Finney/Getty Images The “Friends in Low Places” singer, 62, filed a pair of complaints in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Tuesday, Oct. 8, denying the allegations the woman — whom he names in one of the documents — made against him and claiming that he was the “victim of a shakedown.” Garth Brooks in 2023.

Garth Brooks Names Rape Accuser in New Filing amid Sexual Assault Lawsuit He Calls 'Extortion' Attempt

Garth Brooks in Nashville in May 2023.Photo:Jason Kempin/Getty Jason Kempin/Getty Garth Brookshas named the woman who recentlyaccused him of sexual assault and battery. Garth Brooks in Washington DC in March 2020.Shannon Finney/Getty Images Shannon Finney/Getty Images “Garth Brooks just revealed his true self,” they wrote. “With no legal justification, Brooks outed her because he thinks the laws don’t apply to him. On behalf of our client, we will be moving for maximum sanctions against him immediately.