Garth Brooks responds to sexual assault, rape accusations

Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Garth Brooks has issued a statement in response to accusations of rape and sexual assault made by a former makeup artist.

"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," he told ABC News. "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."

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