Slowthai has pleaded not responsible plea to 2 costs of rape, stemming from an alleged incident in September 2021.
The 28-year-old artist entered his plea in a British court docket on Thursday (June 15).
Born Tyron Frampton, the hip-hop artist was charged final month with the oral and vaginal penetration of a lady with out her consent.
Frampton’s co-defendant, Alex Blake-Walker, pleaded not responsible to 1 rely of rape and two sexual assaults, the BBC studies.
Each males are accused of raping the identical girl, however Blake-Walker can also be accused of sexually assaulting one other girl.
Each males have been launched by Oxford Crown Court docket, and have been positioned on conditional bail till their trial begins in July 2024.
Throughout that earlier court docket look, the place he appeared earlier than Oxfordshire, England, magistrates court docket through video hyperlink, The Guardian famous, Frampton didn’t enter a plea and solely confirmed his actual identify, date of delivery and Northampton tackle.
Prosecuting lawyer Adam Yar Khan mentioned on the time that the rape cost have to be heard at crown court docket, as a result of it being an indictable-only offense.
Slowthai made his break into the music mainstream along with his Mercury Prize-nominated 2019 album, Nothing About Nice Britain, which hit the U.Okay. high 10. The next 12 months, he collected the “hero of the 12 months” on the 2020 NME Awards, although the speaking level from the night was his habits in the direction of host Katherine Ryan, which erupted right into a fracas with members of the viewers. He later admitted in an apologetic tweet that his actions have been “shameful”.
Slowthai’s reputation soared. His sophomore album, 2021’s Tyron, topped the Official U.Okay. Albums Chart, and, in the identical 12 months, he earned a Grammy Award nomination for dance recording. Earlier in 2023, his Ugly LP peaked at No. 2.
When the allegations have been made public, the rapper was quietly scrubbed from the lineup for the U.Okay. summer time festivals, together with Glastonbury, Studying and Leeds, and Australia’s mid-winter occasion, Splendour In The Grass, and he withdrew from a July 8 live performance at Wembley Stadium with Blur.
