Country superstar Garth Brooks, 63, was on hand to present the award for Executive of the Year to Stacy Vee. While introducing her, he gave an interesting speech.
He continued, "I got about 90 seconds up here, so let's just cut to the chase. Everything that is a blessing is a curse, and everything that is a curse is a blessing. The curse in this business, like so many businesses — a female needs to work a thousand times harder than a male to get a tenth as much as the male gets. That's just how it is, always been.
Brooks has been married to fellow country singer Trisha Yearwood since 2005.
Brooks ended by saying, "So with that, I think that kind of describes Stacy. But the thing with her that sets her apart from anybody else, she makes her own conviction. She truly believes where she's going, she knows where she's going. So I'm trying not to make this a gender thing, so there'll be no comments about who has a bigger pair of balls, her or more men in this industry, 'cause it's no competition. But the thing that I wanna say is it is my honor to present the Billboard Executive of the Year to a sweet, sweet soul, Miss Stacy Vee."
"This is an example of what I love so much about working in this genre and working in this vibrant community here in Nashville. It just goes to show you that anything is possible, and I'm so grateful to Billboard for this award. I'm so grateful to so many people who have championed me, many of whom are in this room — agents, managers, artists, my team at AEG, my team who works so hard on all of the events I produce. I get to stand up here and accept this, but I represent so many people's hard work who carry out my vision," said Vee.
Vee works for AEG, a sports and entertainment company that produces live events and experiences for fans.
In the original suit filed by Roe, she claimed the country singer raped her on a trip to Los Angeles for a Grammy event. She also said Brooks exposed himself to her, spoke openly to her about his sexual fantasies and sent her sexually explicit text messages.
Brooks has not appeared in public much since the accusations arose, though he did make a surprise appearance with Luke Combs at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in late April.
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