US rapper Nelly will face no further action over a sexual assault claim relating to his UK tour, say UK police.
According to a BBC report, the ‘Dilemma’ star was alleged to have attacked a fan after his gig at Cliffs Pavilion in the UK on 5 December 2017. Police began an investigation and, after interviewing the rapper in January, has told him he faces no further action.
The allegations against Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr, came to light in a US lawsuit. It was included in a claim from a US woman, Monique Greene, who said she was raped by the rapper. Prosecutors dropped a criminal case against him because she would not testify.
Nelly had denied the allegations and filed a counter-suit. Both suits were settled in September. The Essex Police investigation centered on claims from a fan who said the rapper had invited her to his dressing room after the show and sexually assaulted her. She is reported to have filed a federal lawsuit against him in the US in November.
This is not the first time that the Grammy award-winning artist has been in trouble with the law, he has been accused of sexual assault severally, he has had issues with taxes and drug offenses.
