Alexandra Bellusci
Trisha Yearwood sold the Tennessee mansion she and husband Garth Brooks share for about a million below the original ask — only a day before the country crooner’s former hairstylist and makeup artist sued him for sexual assault and rape.
According to the listing, the 6,553-square-foot home in Brentwood, Tennessee boasts five bedrooms and seven bathrooms and is described as a “sanctuary of sophistication and tranquility.”
The couple sold the house for $3.334 million on Tuesday ahead of the shock allegations — which the “Friends in Low Places” singer has very publicly denied.
The 4.42-acre property was first listed for sale in May 2023 for $4.5 million. It was previously on the market in 2014. The listing shows that the price dropped to $3.950 million in April before decreasing again in September to $3.8 million.
Yearwood, 60, bought the home in 2000, five years before she and Brooks, 62 tied the knot in 2005, per Realtor.com.
The sprawling property is described in its listing as an “extraordinary historic estate” that is nestled in the center of “pristine, private grounds.”
The listing also noted two gated entrances, as well as nine surveillance cameras placed across the property.
On Thursday, news broke that a woman who claims to have been Brooks’ hairstylist and makeup artist accused him of rape and battery — but the Country Music Awards winner has maintained his innocence.
He compared the allegations to “having a loaded gun waved” in his face.
The lawsuit, filed in a California court Thursday by a woman referred to only as “Jane Roe,” states that Brooks allegedly raped her in a hotel room, where she was alone with and felt “trapped” by the artist.
At the time, in May 2019, the pair had allegedly just traveled alone in his private jet to Los Angeles for a Grammys taping.
The alleged victim was first hired as a hair and makeup artist for Yearwood in 1999, but was then moved to Brooks’ team in 2017, the suit states.
In addition to sexual assault and battery, Brooks is accused of repeatedly exposing his genitals and buttocks, talking about sex and sharing sexual fantasies with Roe, regularly changing his clothing in front of her and sending her sexually explicit text messages, according to the complaint in the case, obtained by CNN.
The suit alleges these incidents occurred in 2019.
“We are confident that Brooks will be held accountable for his actions,” attorneys Douglas H. Wigdor, Jeanne M. Christensen and Hayley Baker said in a statement to CNN.
Brooks previously denied his accuser’s allegations and attempted to block Roe from publicly repeating her allegations, according to a previous complaint he had filed as “John Doe,” per CNN.
He claimed that Roe’s legal representation sent him a “confidential” demand letter alleging sexual misconduct after he declined her request for “salaried employment and medical benefits,” the outlet reported. But Roe’s attorneys claim the preemptive complaint was an act of desperation to intimidate and silence his accuser.
CNN reported that in a statement from his publicist, Brooks stated he filed the anonymous complaint nearly a month ago for the “sake of families on both sides” and to speak out against extortion and defamation of character.
“For the last two months, I have been hassled to no end with threats, lies, and tragic tales of what my future would be if I did not write a check for many millions of dollars. It has been like having a loaded gun waved in my face,” explained the star.
“Hush money, no matter how much or how little, is still hush money. In my mind, that means I am admitting to behavior I am incapable of — ugly acts no human should ever do to another.”
Brooks added that he wants to focus on his career and continue playing music and doing “good deeds,” but his heart “breaks” over his integrity being questioned.
“I trust the system, I do not fear the truth, and I am not the man they have painted me to be,” he concluded.
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