Garth Brooks says he revealed rape accuser’s name because he refused to give her a pseudonym in a lawsuit

Garth Brooks said he revealed the real name of the woman accusing him of rape because she refused to give him a pseudonym in her lawsuit.

“The defendant already agreed to use her name in this litigation. She also included so many identifying details in her California lawsuit that she removed any
possibility to remain anonymous in this Mississippi case,” Brooks’ attorneys wrote in a legal memo released Wednesday.

“His sudden turn, to now protest plaintiff’s filing of an amended complaint identifying both parties, rings hollow,” the memo continued.

The note adds that the country singer originally filed his action as “John Doe vs. Jane Roe” on Sept. 13, 2024: “Mr. Brooks did so to protect the identities of both parties and to save the families on both sides the repercussions of Mrs. (Roe’s) false accusations.

Brooks’ legal team also argues that Ms. Roe “urged the Court that both parties in this case proceed on their own behalf. She wrote that “there is no basis in law for the Fifth Circuit to grant Mr. Doe seal the file or redact publicly filed documents to conceal his and Ms. Roe’s identities.”

In separate papers also filed Wednesday, Brooks asked that Ms. Roe’s motion be “denied in its entirety.”

On Oct. 8, the woman’s attorneys filed a motion to seal or emergency writ and for sanctions in response to the legal complaint filed by Brooks, who is known as John Doe.

Roe’s legal team specifically referenced the “intentional and unlawful disclosure of a rape victim’s identity, without her consent” as the reason for her motion.

The motion also claims that Brooks “improperly commenced this action for the purpose of thwarting Ms. Roe’s efforts to assert causes of action against him in California under California sexual violence law, including, among others, sexual assault and rape.” The documents further state that Brooks received notice of Roe’s intent to file suit in California on Oct. 3 (Roe v. Brooksno. 24 Civ.
25693) and that he “did nothing”.

Pamela Chelin contributed to this story.

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