Garth Brooks launches ‘high-risk’ strategy against accuser in sex assault claim: expert [Video]

Garth Brooks suing his sexual assault accuser for defamation is a “double-edged sword.”

The country star is accused of raping “Jane Roe” in 2019 during a work trip, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Per the documents filed by “Jane Roe,” the woman was first hired in 1999 to do the makeup and hairstyling for Brooks’ wife, Trisha Yearwood. She began working for Brooks doing makeup and hair in 2017, a couple of years before the alleged events took place.

Brooks, 62, has denied the allegations and amended his complaint against “Jane Roe” in an Oct. 8 filing obtained by Fox News Digital. The “Much Too Young” singer accused the woman, who he named in the filing, of attempted extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

His decision to sue his accuserand share her name was a “bold move” that carries “significant risks,” Duncan Levin, Harvey Weinstein’s former defense attorney, told Fox …