Mercury Prize and Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai has appeared in court docket to disclaim two fees of rape.

The British musician, whose actual identify is Tyron Frampton, entered his pleas throughout a quick listening to at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday.

He will now face trial subsequent yr.

The 28-year-old, of Wellingborough Road, Northampton, is accused of raping a girl twice on 8 September 2021.

His co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 25, pleaded not responsible to sexually assaulting the identical girl throughout the identical alleged incident.

Blake-Walker, of Wallbutton Road, south London, additionally denied fees of rape and sexual assault in opposition to a second complainant.

A two-week trial has been set to begin in July 2024.

Judge Michael Gledhill KC launched the 2 defendants on conditional bail till then.

Frampton was nominated for the celebrated Mercury Prize in 2019, and for a Grammy in 2021.

He has additionally gained prizes on the NME Awards and UK Music Video Awards.

The musician has just lately withdrawn from enjoying at Wembley Stadium alongside Britpop band Blur and Self Esteem, and from festivals together with Glastonbury, Parklife, and Reading and Leeds.

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