RAPPER Slowthai today broke down as he was found not guilty of raping two fans at a house party after he performed a gig.
The Grammy-nominated artist, who is married to singer Anne-Marie, stood trial charged with three counts of rape.
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Slowthai – real name Tyron Kaymone Frampton – was accused of isolating the fans after instigating a “no phones and no boys” rule.
Frampton, 29, and co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 27, then allegedly raped the pair before high-fiving each other.
The pair have now been cleared of three counts of rape against two women.
Blake-Walker was also found not guilty of one count of sexual assault after ten hours of jury deliberation.
Frampton burst into tears as the verdict was delivered, while wife Anne-Marie sighed with relief.
A trial at Oxford Crown Court heard Frampton had performed a gig at The Bullingdon music venue in Oxford on 7 September 2021.
The alleged assaults were said to have then taken place later at a party after the concert.
The women joined the rapper and his friend on a tour bus before heading to the party, the court heard.
Once there, Frampton took the two women away from their friends as his entourage turned up the music to block any sound from the roof, jurors were told.
The court was told both women were allegedly raped simultaneously as he and Blake-Walker discussed “swapping the girls”.
Jurors heard the alleged ordeal only came to an end when Frampton and Blake-Walker were interrupted.
Frampton, who was supported throughout the trial by wife Anne-Marie, jumped from the roof into a garden below.
He and Blake-Walker agreed that sexual activity had taken place with the two women but the pair insisted it was consensual.
They denied three joint charges of rape against the two women.
Frampton arrived on the music scene in 2019 with album Nothing Great About Britain.
He was nominated for best dance recording at 2021’s Grammy Awards.
The rapper wed Anne-Marie in Las Vegas in July 2022 and the pair had their first child, a daughter, earlier this year.
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