Rapper Slowthai has damaged down in court docket after being cleared of raping two girls at a home celebration following one among his gigs in Oxford three years in the past.

The 29-year-old, whose actual title is Tyron Frampton, had been standing trial at Oxford Crown Court docket alongside his buddy Alex Blake-Walker, 27.

Each have been cleared of three joint fees of rape towards two girls, and Blake-Walker was additionally cleared of a further cost of sexual assault towards the second complainant.

The jury got here again with their verdict after greater than 10 hours of deliberation, following a two-week trial through which it was alleged the 2 defendants assaulted two girls within the early hours of 8 September 2021.

The Grammy-winning rapper burst into tears as jurors delivered their verdicts, whereas his spouse, singer Anne-Marie, sighed in reduction.

Decide Ian Pringle KC acknowledged the extent of emotion within the courtroom, telling the court docket this case has “raised plenty of excessive emotions”.

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Frampton had carried out at The Bullingdon music venue within the metropolis on the night of seven September 2021, the place he met the 2 complainants, one among whom the court docket had heard was a “big fan” of his.

After the present, the complainants had returned to Frampton’s tour bus, earlier than heading to a buddy’s home celebration, accompanied by Frampton and Blake-Walker.

It was at this home celebration the ladies had alleged they have been raped on an out of doors roof.

Frampton and Blake-Walker each agreed that sexual exercise happened with the complainants on the evening of the alleged assaults, however mentioned it was consensual.

In his proof to the jury, the rapper mentioned the allegations introduced up towards him have been “simply not true” and that the ladies have been “mendacity”.

Frampton accepted that he and Blake-Walker had “fist-bumped” on the time however denied this was encouraging one another.

The Northampton-born performer, who was nominated for a Grammy in 2021 and a Mercury prize in 2019, was faraway from the Glastonbury, Leeds and Studying pageant line-up after being charged final 12 months.

The court docket had beforehand heard {that a} backlog of instances had triggered a delay between Frampton’s arrest and cost, which got here when he was in New York for {a magazine} shoot.

Each Frampton and Blake-Walker walked free from the dock after the decide informed them they have been in a position to go. Frampton, who walked from the court docket together with his spouse, declined to touch upon the verdicts.

Frampton married singer Anne-Marie in 2022 in Las Vegas. The couple have a 10-month-old daughter. He additionally has a two-year-old son together with his ex-partner, Russian singer and mannequin Katya Kischuk.