Garth Brooks is accused of sexual assault and assault by a former makeup artist

Garth Brooks was charged with sexual assault and battery, according to a complaint obtained by ABC News.

The plaintiff is referred to throughout the court documents as Jane Roefiled the lawsuit on Thursday, October 3, in the California Supreme Court in Los Angeles County.

Jane Roe is identified in the lawsuit as a professional makeup artist and hairdresser with more than 30 years of experience in the music industry who was initially hired to do makeup and hair for Brooks’ wife. Trisha Yearwoodin 1999.

According to the lawsuit, Roe began working with Brooks in 2017.

Roe says in the complaint that she was hired more frequently by Brooks starting in 2019 after he learned she was experiencing “financial difficulties.”

The plaintiff claims her working relationship with Brooks took a turn in May 2019 when she alleges the Grammy-winning singer raped her on a work trip to Los Angeles.

According to the lawsuit, Roe claims she traveled to Los Angeles with Brooks and they were the “only two passengers” on his private jet. When Roe arrived at her hotel, she said she learned that Brooks “had booked a one-bedroom hotel suite and did not have a separate room,” the lawsuit says.

Roe claims she felt “trapped” in the hotel room where Brooks allegedly exposed himself and raped her.

“Brooks’ rape of Ms. Roe was painful and traumatic,” the court document states. “With cold disregard from Ms. Roe, when Brooks finished, it was business as usual. Ms. Roe worked quickly to style his hair and do his makeup for the event so he was on time.”

Roe also accuses Brooks in the lawsuit of making several explicit statements and advances that she said were unwanted, as well as sexual assault in other cases and sexual abuse.

“Eventually, Ms. Roe was no longer able to continue working for Brooks and she sought legal advice regarding the incident,” the document states. “In addition, Ms. Roe moved to Mississippi in or about May 2021.”

The plaintiff requests a jury trial on all criminal matters and seeks compensatory and punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and “such other relief as the court deems appropriate.”

ABC News has reached out to representatives for Brooks and Yearwood for comment but has not yet heard back.

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