The defendant is identified only as “Jane Roe.”

The country musician has denied the claims.

It has been like having a loaded gun waved in my face.

Garth Brooks at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021

Garth Brooks in 2021.Credit:Paul Morigi/Getty

Hush money, no matter how much or how little, is still hush money.

We filed it anonymously for the sake of families on both sides.

I want to play music tonight.

Garth Brooks and Patricia Yearwood

Garth Brooks and Patricia Yearwood in 2016.© Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images

I want to continue our good deeds going forward.

It breaks my heart these wonderful things are in question now.

The suit that Brooks referred to in his statement was filed in September.

Garth Brooks, 2009

Garth Brooks in 2009.Photo: Steve Jurvetson, Creative Commons

Today’s complaint and Brooks' statement both confirm that that plaintiff was Brooks.