ONLINE personality and UK rapper Yung Filly has been spotted for the first time since he was charged with rape.
The 29-year-old – who is currently on bail over a number of serious abuse allegations – was sheepishly seen going into an Australian police station this morning as he dodged questions from reporters.
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Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was charged with four counts of sexual penetration without consent earlier this week.
He is also accused of three counts of assault and one count of impeding a person’s normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure to their neck.
After a court hearing Filly was granted bail after stumping up $100,000AUD (£51,000).
He is banned from leaving the state and must also report to Perth Police Station regularly.
Footage shows the YouTube, music and TV star on his first visit to the station at around 10am today.
Filly climbed out of a black Mercedes van flanked by a second man as he quickly jogged into the station with his hood up.
He was wearing a cream hoodie and a green cap with black shorts.
Reporters at the scene tried to grab a word from the Colombian-born content creator but he refused to make any comment.
After just five minutes inside the station he was seen leaving with his hood this time down.
He hopped down the steps with his hands fixed in his pockets as reporters again asked if he had a message to his fans.
A glum looking Filly looked straight ahead at the van before down at the ground as he continued to remain silent.
Three other people were sat inside the van along with the rapper as it drove away from the station.
Since the allegations first came to light several brands and companies have dropped Filly and axed them from various adverts, shows and upcoming gigs.
The Football Association (FA) pulled a new online cookery show featuring the YouTuber on Thursday.
Filly had filmed a show with the FA and M&S due to be released in the coming weeks but since the allegations came to light they have decided to axe the episodes, Sky News revealed.
The series of videos due to be part of “The Greater Game” campaign was launched on Wednesday by the FA alongside M&S who sponsor the national side.
England aces Bukayo Saka, Ezri Konsa, and Jarrod Bowen were all set to feature in the video alongside Filly as part of a “Freestyle Cooking” series on the FA YouTube channel.
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Clothing brand ASOS have also pulled adverts and lines revolved around Filly as Heinz deleted various TikTok videos featuring the popular online celebrity.
Another project involving the 29-year-old and his close pal and fellow YouTuber Chunkz has now also been cancelled for good.
The pair were due to put on a live show of The Chunkz and Filly Show – a popular podcast and talk show the duo host.
On YouTube, The Chunkz and Filly Show channel has over 667,000 subscribers with hundreds of fans expected to attend the shows later this month.
The first live performance was due to take place on October 18, in east London.
But venue Troxy has now confirmed the show has been cancelled for good.
Upload Productions – who produce the Chunkz and Filly Show online – also released a statement saying they are “pausing” any work with Filly.
They said: “We are aware of the serious allegations that have been made against Yung Filly and the legal proceedings that are now under way in Western Australia.
“In the commercial areas of business where we have responsibility, we have paused working with our client.”
Chunkz – whose real name is Amin Mohamed – is yet to comment on the charges against Filly.
Yung Filly is known for his comedic talents on YouTube where he shot to fame alongside fellow creators Beta Squad while also appearing in Sidemen videos.
He then branched out to his own individual projects including podcasts, music and mainstream TV gigs.
He featured on Channel 4‘s The Great Celebrity Bake Off in 2022 and has previously fronted the BBC‘s Hot Property.
One of Filly’s most successful projects saw him become one of the faces of the FootAsylum YouTube channel.
He regularly went viral online for his comedic takes in shows such as Does the Shoe Fit?, Home Schooled and Truth Asylum.
But the shoe and clothing brand has since cut ties with the online personality in wake of the allegations.
They announced they are “suspending our contract with Yung Filly with immediate effect”.
A music event in Essex on October 25 has also been called off as well as a “freshers’ takeover” music night at Trilogy Nightclub in Colchester due to Filly being booked to perform at them.
A second hearing around the allegations is due to take place in December.
Who is Yung Filly?
YUNG Filly’s rise to fame saw him start out as a social media star.
The influencer got his big break on YouTube before moving into mainstream TV.
Although he goes by Yung Filly, his real name is Andres Felipé Barrientos.
He was born on August 6, 1995, and moved to the UK from Colombia when he was two years old.
Filly then relocated to southeast London during his childhood.
When asked what it was like growing up in the capital, he told Indy100: “I come from the bottom of the barrel…and that’s why I’m so grateful for the position I’m in now.
“My mum definitely shaped me with the lessons she taught me.
“She’s a single mum with three kids, my dad was a s*** dad so she just had to make it happen.
“She did loads of cleaning jobs. My mum worked at Poundland at the time I had some mad BBC series…just getting my mum out of the position she was in was just the biggest motivation.”
Filly is best known for being a member of the comedy group known as The Wall of Comedy.
He is affiliated with fellow YouTuber Chunkz and the pair have collaborated on many videos and tracks.
Over the years, Filly has also taken part in The Sidemen‘s Charity Football Match, organised by members Josh Bradley, Simon Minter, Tobi Brown, KSI, Ethan Payne, Vikram Barn and Harry Lewis.
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