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Nelly took a major step in proving he’s got nothing to hide in a criminal case out of the UK, where he’s being investigated for alleged sexual assault.
Law enforcement sources tell us the St. Louis rapper was interviewed last week by the Essex Police at their Southend ...
Nelly Not Running from Sexual Assault Case ... Meets with Cops in UK
Friday, January 25, 2019
Nelly Not Running from Sexual Assault Case ... Meets with Cops in UK
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Nelly Super Bowl Halftime Outrage Is Stupid ... "I"d Probably Do It"
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Nelly Super Bowl Halftime Outrage Is Stupid ... "I"d Probably Do It"
Friday, November 16, 2018
Nelly Sued by Woman Claiming Sexual Assault After British Concert, He Denies Allegations
1:30 PM PT — Nelly tells us, “The truth will come out, and I will be vindicated. These types of false allegations undermine real claims of sexual abuse/harassment by real victims.” He’s also defending his GF, Shantel, saying she’s been through…
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Ashanti is Clueless Nelly Cut Off His Dad After Their Hangout
Ashanti didn’t know her ex-bf, Nelly, had cut ties with his dad after she shared a video of herself hanging backstage with him, but she’s hoping father and son will reconcile. We got Ashanti Thursday at LAX and asked her if she…
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Nelly Says "I"m Innocent" in Sexual Assault Cases, Gripes About Headlines
Nelly’s speaking out for the first time, on camera, about the sexual assault allegations — and says he’s getting a raw deal in the media. Nelly was catching a flight out of LAX Wednesday when he told us, point blank, “I’m innocent.” He also had a…
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
TMZ Live: Nelly: Under Investigation For Sexual Assault Again
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Nelly Under Criminal Investigation for Sexual Assault
Nelly is being criminally investigated for sexual assault in England … TMZ has learned. The incident allegedly went down December 5 after Nelly’s performance at Cliffs Pavilion in Essex. The accuser says she went to take a picture with Nelly…
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Nelly Files Countersuit Against Rape Accuser
Nelly is firing back, as promised, at his rape accuser with a countersuit … claiming she came on to him, and then lied about their sexual encounter to get him criminally prosecuted. Nelly filed the suit in Seattle Friday, and in the docs says ……
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Nelly Accuser Wants Judge To Order Him Not to Sexually Assault Women
The woman who accused Nelly of raping her has gone to court and asked a judge to order him not to do to other women what she says he did to her. Monique Greene filed new legal docs in her lawsuit against the rapper, in which she is asking for an…
Friday, January 12, 2018
Nelly Alleged Rape Case Evidence Released
All the evidence gathered in Nelly’s alleged rape case has been released … including surveillance videos and photos from the night of his arrest. As we first reported … Auburn PD, in Washington State, completed its investigation last month, and…
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Nelly Sued by Rape Accuser for Sexual Assault and Defamation
Nelly’s rape accuser, who refused to testify in the criminal case against him, has now filed a lawsuit against the rapper … claiming sexual assault and defamation. Monique Greene says she was working as a host at the Seattle club where Nelly…
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Nelly Says He Will Sue Rape Accuser
Prosecutors are done with Nelly’s alleged rape case, but he isn’t — he’s vowing to sue the woman he says falsely accused him. TMZ broke the story … prosecutors in Washington State dropped the case this week, saying the accuser wasn’t cooperating…
Monday, October 16, 2017
Nelly Rape Case Still Open As Far as Cops Are Concerned
Nelly’s rape accuser refusing to testify doesn’t change a thing for cops who are powering through with the investigation … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources in Washington State tell us police in Auburn are undeterred by the accuser’s…
T.I. to Nelly: "Put That Bulls*** Behind You!!!"
Nelly is a king who should focus on being great again — that’s his pal, T.I.’s advice on the heels of Nelly’s rape accuser refusing to testify. Nelly performed in South Florida this weekend … his first gig since getting arrested in…
Monday, October 9, 2017
Wendy Williams Blames Nelly Accuser for Possibly Being Raped
Wendy Williams just blamed the alleged victim.
On Monday morning’s edition of her bizarrely popular talk show, the host took it upon herself to address Nelly and the disturbing allegation that he raped a fan on board a tour bus last week.
Nelly was arrested for this reported act, which supposedly took place on Friday night in Washington after the rapper performed on stage with Florida Georgia Line.
According to a statement from local police, “at 3:48 AM, a female called 911 to report that she was sexually assaulted by a male, who is known as the rapper ‘Nelly.’
“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 Amphitheater just hours before.”
The artist was taken into custody an hour after this call was made and then released around 8 a.m.
He has vehemently denied all charges.
That’s all we know about the incident, and we’d never dare to speculate any further when it comes to something as sensitive and dangerous as rape.
But the same can’t be said for Wendy Williams.
Once again sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong, while lacking any kind of pertinent information about what transpired, Williams went off today on both Nelly… and his accuser.
“If she did not put herself in that situation, this wouldn’t have happened,” Williams actually said in front of a studio audience, jumping up on her inappropriate high horse and addressing the alleged victim as follows:
“Young lady, you’ve got to stay out of tour buses.”
Wow. She really did go there.
Is this any different than telling a college student that she really should stay out of fraternities if she wants to avoid a sexual assault?
Can you imagine if it comes out that Nelly really did rape this person… and Williams is on record as saying she has any blame whatsoever for what happened?
The awful human being talk show host then turned her attention to Nelly.
Referencing songs of the singer’s in which he sings about sex and partying and how women should take their clothes off, Williams said:
“The problem is, you can’t party the way you write about. You didn’t grow up in Rolling Stones times.”
Right. Sure. Okay.
So it’s the accuser’s fault for wanting to party on a tour bus and it’s Nelly’s fault for hosting a party on a tour bus? Got it, Wendy!
Upon his release from custody on Saturday, Nelly Tweeted the following:
“Let me say that I am beyond shocked that I have been targeted with this false allegation. I am completely innocent.
“I am confident that once the facts are looked at, it will be very clear that I am the victim of a false allegation.”
Unlike Williams, we’re just gonna wait and see for those facts to come out before we offer up any sort of opinion.
Seriously, Wendy. Just shut the eff up sometimes.
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Nelly: I"m Innocent, I Swear I Never Raped Anyone!
Time has not been kind to Nelly.
And, if we’re to believe recent accusations against him, Nelly has not been kind to others in return.
Early yesterday morning, he was arrested for allegedly raping a woman on his tour bus.
He’s currently on tour with Florida Georgia Line, and the arrest happened a few hours after a show in Washington on Friday night.
According to a statement from local police, a woman called 911 at nearly 4:00 AM and reported that Nelly had sexually assaulted her.
After officers arrived on the scene and did some investigating, there was apparently enough evidence to make an arrest, and Nelly was taken into custody.
There wasn’t enough evidence to hold him though, and a few hours later he was released.
His lawyer then made a statement saying that “Nelly is the victim of a completely fabricated allegation.”
“Our initial investigation,” he explained, “clearly establishes the allegation is devoid of credibility and is motivated by greed and vindictiveness.”
“I am confident, once the scurrilous accusation is thoroughly investigated, there will be no charges.”
The lawyer added that “Nelly is prepared to pursue all legal avenues to redress any damage caused by this clearly false allegation.”
So far it’s obviously a pretty serious case of he-said, she-said, right?
But now Nelly is speaking on his own behalf.
Shortly after the news broke of his arrest, he hopped on Twitter to defend himself.
“Let me say that I am beyond shocked that I have been targeted with this false allegation,” he began. “I am completely innocent.”
“I am confident that once the facts are looked at, it will be very clear that I am the victim of a false allegation.”
“I do want to apologize to my loved ones for the embarrassment and for putting myself in a situation where I could be victimized by this false and defaming allegation,” he wrote.
Nelly also thought it was important “to thank my fans for their unwavering support.”
“They know me,” he said. “I assure you I will be vindicated. And I assure you, I will pursue every legal option to address this defaming claim.”
“Thank you.”
And just in case you didn’t follow that statement his lawyer wrote for him, he added “In other words y’all know damm well I ain’t do no dumm S^*t like this..!! Love ..!!!!”
About an hour after making those tweets, he logged back on to clear up an extra bit of confusion.
“To be absolutely clear,” he wrote, “I have not been charged with a crime therefore no bail was required. I was released, pending further investigation.”
At this point, it’s hard to say who’s telling the truth.
Nelly and his team could be right, this woman could have made up this whole story.
But then again, Nelly could be doing his best to cover up his crimes — let’s be real, it’s not exactly unprecedented for a celebrity to use his fame as a way to prey on women like this.
Guess we’ll just have to wait and see how this plays out.
Akon Backs Nelly, Says He"s Innocent and Girls May Target Him for a Quick Payday
Akon firmly believes there’s no way Nelly raped anyone, and his theory on what led to his friend’s arrest echoes what Nelly claims himself. We got the singer at LAX Saturday, and our guy throws him for a loop right away with the news. Akon’s…
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Nelly Says He"s Innocent of Rape, Will Not Perform Tonight
Nelly has broken his silence on the rape allegations against him, saying he’s completely innocent and is a victim of targeting … but he will not take the stage tonight. The rapper says he’s beyond shocked at the “false allegation” and is confident…
Nelly Says He"s Innocent of Rape, Will Not Perform Tonight
Nelly has broken his silence on the rape allegations against him, saying he’s completely innocent and is a victim of targeting … but he will not take the stage tonight. The rapper says he’s beyond shocked at the “false allegation” and is confident…