Country music 's Mr. Nice Guy Garth Brooks is turning nasty under the pressure of shocking rape allegations — and is now being slammed in the court of public opinion for publicly identifying his accuser. Knewz.com has learned that the 62-year-old “Friends in Low Places” singer put the Mississippi woman right in the crosshairs of his rabid fan base by filing a lawsuit in federal court accusing her of "intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, and false light invasion of privacy."