Grammy-nominated Rapper Slowthai denies rape charges

The 28-year-old, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, entered his pleas during a brief hearing at Oxford Crown Court
Slowthai during the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2019, held at the Eventim Apollo, London.
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Rod Minchin
15 June 2023

Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai has denied two charges of rape and will face trial next year.

The 28-year-old, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, entered his pleas during a brief hearing at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday.

He is accused of raping a woman twice on September 8, 2021.

Co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 25, pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting the woman Frampton is accused of raping during the same alleged incident.

Blake-Walker, of Brockley, south London also denied charges of rape and sexual assault against a second complainant.

A trial is due to take place on July 1 next and is expected to last two weeks.

Judge Michael Gledhill KC released the two defendants on conditional bail until their trial.

The rapper, of Northampton, was nominated for a Grammy award in 2021 and a Mercury prize in 2019.

He has won gongs at the NME Awards and UK Music Video Awards.

The musician has recently withdrawn from a scheduled performance at Wembley Stadium alongside Britpop band Blur and Self Esteem at the show on July 8.