Lawsuit filed against Country Music Star Garth Brooks

THE COUNTRY MUSIC WORLD IS NOT IMMUNE.

On October 3, 2024, HB Advocates PLLC, along with New York co-counsel Wigdor LLP, filed a sexual assault lawsuit in California against “Friends in Low Places” singer Garth Brooks. Garth Brooks is the second best-selling artist of all time in the U.S., bested only by The Beatles. Given his wealth and fame, Brooks was in a position to assist Ms. Roe upon learning of her financial hardship and he began to hire her more frequently; however, it was not long before he took advantage of Ms. Roe, believing his assistance entitled him to sexual gratification.

As alleged in the complaint, Ms. Roe endured painful and traumatic rape and sexual assault at the hands of Brooks, leaving her with a lasting physical injury.

In an obvious attempt at silencing and bullying Ms. Roe, Brooks originally filed a preemptive complaint in federal court in Mississippi. He timed his own lawsuit to proceed anonymously after learning of Ms. Roe’s plan to file her complaint in California. 

Please find the full complaint filed against Mr. Brooks HERE.

Statement of Douglas H. Wigdor (Founding Partner Wigdor LLP), Jeanne M. Christensen (Partner Wigdor LLP), and Hayley Baker (HB Advocates PLLC):

“We applaud our client’s courage in moving forward with her complaint against Garth Brooks. The complaint filed today demonstrates that sexual predators exist not only in corporate America, Hollywood and in the rap and rock and roll industries but also in the world of country music. We are confident that Brooks will be held accountable for his actions and his efforts to silence our client through the filing of a preemptive complaint in Mississippi was nothing other than an act of desperation and attempted intimidation. We encourage others who may have been victimized to contact us as no survivor should suffer in silence.”