Garth's SECRET LIFE EXPOSED

THE COUNTRY STAR HAS COME OUT SWINGING AGAINST SHOCKING ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. BUT THE NICE GUY IN A COWBOY HAT HAS A CHEATING PAST.

GARTH BROOKS didn't shy away from the controversy. During an Oct. 7 livestream, the country star addressed what he called "the elephant in the room" shocking sexual assault allegations that had been levied against him by a former employee four days earlier. "This thing is on, it's gonna happen, and people are telling me it could be up to two years" until his legal woes are resolved, he said. "So, my suggestion is, well, take a deep breath, we all just kind of settle in and let's hold hands and take the trip together, because it is something that you cannot talk about. That's all we can say about it."

Fan are desperate to know more. On Oct. 3, a woman who worked as a makeup artist and hairstylist for the 62-year-old and his second wife, fellow country singer Trisha Yearwood, 60, filed a civil complaint in California under the pseudonym "Jane Roe" accusing him of rape and harassment. For the beloved star known for his philanthropy and rep as one of the good guys, the stunning claims which he's vigorously denied, insisting in an Oct. 3 statement that he's "incapable" of committing such "ugly acts" have some speculating that he's vigorously denied, insisting in an Oct. 3 statement that he's "incapable" of committing such "ugly acts" have some speculating that he's been leading a secret double life during his widely admired, nearly 19-year marriage. Not so, an insider tells Star. "Garth swears this is nothing but a vicious smear campaign and money grab. He will do whatever it takes to clear his name."

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