NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) -- A judge denied country singer Garth Brooks' request to dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit filed by a former makeup artist, FOX News reports.
The news outlet says Judge Michael Fitzgerald denied Brooks' motion to dismiss the complaint filed in California due to an "original action" still pending in another state.
A court date originally scheduled for Monday was vacated after Fitzgerald made the ruling last week.
FOX News reports Brooks initially filed a lawsuit in Mississippi in September, trying to block a lawsuit filed by the makeup artist. He also filed a counter lawsuit in October, alleging extortion and defamation from the former employee.
He has denied the woman's claims that he raped her in 2019.