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MUSIC PEOPLE
NEWS
NOVEMBER 2024 Volume 55 Number 11 Issue 657
Editor Duncan Warwick
Contributors David Allan , Janet Aspley , Donnie Ayers , Craig Baguley , Jonny Brick , Tony Byworth , Larry Delaney , Don Cusic , Julie Flaskett , Michael Hingston , Stan Hitchcock , Tony Ives , Sianna King , Spencer Leigh , John Lomax III , Bryce Martin , Adrian Peel , Paul Riley , Alex Rossi , Chris Smith , Tom Travis , Walt Trott , Jack Watkins New release consultant : Steve Tidbury
Assistant editor Kelly Gregory
Photographers Patricia Presley , Barry Dixon
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GARTH BROOKS SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS
A llegations of sexual assault by Garth
Brooks have rocked the world of country music . Not only is Brooks the biggest-selling solo artist in country music but his wholesome family-man image has been mined to good commercial success .
On October 3 , it was revealed that a “ Jane Roe ”, a hair and make-up artist working for Brooks , filed a lawsuit in
California alleging multiple incidents of rape , sexual assault , exposing himself , and other explicit behaviour in 2019 . Jane Doe had previously worked for Garth ’ s wife Trisha in 1999 . Brooks has denied all claims labelling them as “ extortion .”
It should be noted that it is a “ civil lawsuit ” with the burden of proof on the plaintiff and there has been no police
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