In the lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court, an anonymous woman named Jane Doe alleged that Brooks raped her in Los Angeles hotel in 2019 after she was hired to work as a hairstylist for him and his wife, fellow country star Trisha Yearwood.

A lawsuit filed Thursday accused country music singer Garth Brooks of alleged sexual assault and battery. Brooks denied it and said he filed his own lawsuit last month against the plaintiff for "extortion and defamation of character.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday that he raped her in a Los Angeles hotel in 2019.

Garth Brooks speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Tennessee Titans new NFL football stadium in Nashville, Tenn. The country music star is facing allegations of sexual assault and battery by a former hairstylist. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File) AP AP

Country superstar Garth Brooks is responding to claims he raped and sexually assaulted his former makeup artist in a lawsuit obtained by ABC News.

A stylist said Garth Brooks sexually assaulted her. Brooks said the lawsuit comes after an extortion attempt and the allegations are “behavior I am incapable of.”

Country music superstar Garth Brooks was accused of rape and sexual assault in a lawsuit filed by an unnamed hair and makeup artist on Thursday. In a complaint submitted to Superior Court in Los Angeles,

Garth Brooks has been accused of rape and sexual assault in a lawsuit filed in California on Thursday, according to reports.

The woman is represented by the same lawyer for Cassie Ventura's allegations against Diddy. Brooks has denied the claims.

Garth Brooks vehemently denied sexual assault allegations made by a former employee in a lawsuit and returned to the stage Thursday: 'I really needed this.'