Garth Brooks suing Yukon hospital
Garth Brooks (Associated Press photo)
Country music star Garth Brooks is suing his hometown hospital in Rogers County District Court.
The Oklahoman’s Sonya Colberg reports that Brooks wants Integris Canadian Valley Regional Hospital in Yukon to return his $500,000 donation because the hospital failed to name a building after his mother. His mother, Colleen, died of cancer in 1999.
When Brooks donated the money anonymously four years ago, he stipulated that a hospital building be named after his mother.
“Mr. Brooks has nothing to add to the petition. This deals with his mother, the home town and the people he grew up with and is deeply personal,” said his spokeswoman Nancy Seltzer, in an e-mail to The Oklahoman.
Integris spokeswoman Brooke Cayot told Sonya, “While we can’t comment on pending litigations, we are optimistic this will come to a swift and amicable resolution.”
Read the rest of Sonya’s story by clicking here.
Brooks was born in Tulsa, raised in Yukon and now lives in Owasso. He recently emerged from a nearly decade-long retirement to embark on a series of exclusive shows at a Las Vegas resort.
-BAM
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I think it’s ashame when you have that much money and you donate a small portion of it and then you want it back. I feel all he would have had to do was talk to hospital administration and make it right. He puts a bad tone on him as a human being. Yukon has named a street after him and signs all over town with his name on it, what more does the man want from this town. Grow up Garth, you’re just a spoiled brat.