Shropshire Star

Rapper Nelly arrested following sexual assault claim

The woman claimed she had been assaulted on a tour bus following the singer’s performance.

Published
Nelly (Yui Mok/PA)

US rapper Nelly has been arrested following allegations of sexual assault.

Authorities in Washington said that a woman called police in the early hours of Saturday morning and claimed she had been sexually assaulted by the artist, real name Cornell Haynes, on a tour bus.

The 42-year-old musician, who had just been performing at the White River Amphitheatre in the area, was arrested and taken into custody less than an hour later.

Orange Rock Corps concert – London
Nelly performing at the Orange Rock Corps concert at the Royal Albert Hall (Yui Mok/PA)

“The alleged assault was reported to occur on the tour bus that was parked at the listed location. Nelly had performed at the White River Amphitheatre just hours before.

“After Patrol Officers investigated the incident, at 4:37 AM Nelly was taken into custody and booked at the SCORE jail facility.

“Auburn Police are continuing to investigate this incident.”

On the evening of his show, the Dilemma singer Tweeted: “Anytime you feel like the whole world is against you you need to scratch that s*** its really you against the whole world because the whole world don’t know you exist.”

Nelly is due to perform at various venues in the UK in November.

Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article.