Garth Brooks wants to take his sexual assault case to federal court

Garth Brooks has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Jane Roe, a former employee who has accused him of sexual assault. Accordingly People According to the magazine, he has reason to do so because the damages Roe is seeking in her lawsuit exceed $75,000, “which falls within federal court rules.” A legal expert for Entertainment tonight commented on the possible reasons the country singer might want to move the case to federal court, including a larger jury pool, a quicker trial date and perhaps a greater chance of the case being dismissed altogether.

Last month, Brooks’ legal team filed documents revealing the identity of his accuser, who previously worked as a hairdresser and makeup artist for him and his wife, Trisha Yearwood. Brooks argued that he was entitled to do so because Roe revealed it be Identity; Roe’s team disagreed. “Garth Brooks just revealed his true self. Out of spite and punishment, he publicly called her a rape victim,” her lawyers said in a statement. “Without legal justification, Brooks outed her because he believes the laws don’t apply to him. On behalf of our client, we will immediately request maximum sentences against him.”

Brooks has denied all allegations of misconduct against him. “For the past two months, I have been endlessly plagued with threats, lies and tragic stories about what my future would be if I did not write a multi-million dollar check. It was like waving a loaded gun in my face,” he said in an earlier statement. “Hush money, no matter how much or how little, is still hush money. For me, that means admitting to behavior that I am incapable of – ugly acts that no human being should ever do to another… I trust the system, I am not afraid of the truth, and I am not that man they portrayed me as.”