Police arrested the rapper Nelly on Saturday, after a woman said he raped her in a town outside Seattle. An Auburn police spokesman, Cmdr Steve Stocker, said officers arrested Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr, early on Saturday morning in his tour bus at a Walmart. Nelly performed at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington, on Friday night. Nelly is a three-time Grammy winner, including for the song Hot in Herre, which won the best male rap solo performance award in 2002. Nelly is also known for hits My Place and Over and Over, he appeared in the 2005 film The Longest Yard.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2017 17:04 UTC