Country singer and songwriter Garth Brooks recently hinted that he and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, were planning to leave the United States and move to Ireland. This comes after a hair-and-makeup artist who had worked with both Brooks and Yearwood accused him of sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit.
Garth Brooks shares he is considering moving out of US
In late October, Brooks shared on his Inside Studio G show that he and his wife were weighing the option of relocating to Ireland from the U.S. “Actually, the queen is pushing hard for the house in Ireland,” Brooks stated. “I think this last time over there, she just fell head over heels in love with the country,” he added.
The country singer spoke about performing in the European country for two weekends and how wonderfully the people there treated his wife. “Everyone was so sweet to her,” he recalled.
Brooks is originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has resided in Brentwood, Tennessee, with his wife for a considerable period. As per Realtor.com, the couple sold their home for $3.34 million mere hours before Brooks faced the public accusation.
According to The New York Times, the legal process began in September 2024 after an anonymous lawsuit was filed in Mississippi. There, the plaintiff, referred to as “a celebrity and public figure who resides in Tennessee,” claimed that the lawyer representing Brooks’ accuser had asked him for “a multimillion-dollar payment,” and threatened him with allegations of sexual assault if he didn’t comply.
The plaintiff requested that the anonymity in the case be maintained, but the aforementioned lawyers revealed in their response that their client had plans to file a lawsuit in California and use the plaintiff’s name.
After the court didn’t respond, Brooks’ accuser sued him in Los Angeles Superior Court, naming him as the defendant. According to the lawsuit, Brooks sexually assaulted his accuser in an L.A. hotel room in 2019 and continued his unwanted sexual advances for the next two years.
Since then, Brooks has vehemently denied the allegations.
