Our affiliate KOMO news is reporting that rapper Nelly was arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on a tour bus in Auburn, according to Auburn Police.
Accusation made after show last night in WA. Working on details now. https://t.co/iOHGsClgv6
— lee stoll (@LeeStoll) October 7, 2017
According to police, a woman called 911 about 3:48 a.m. Saturday to report that she had been sexually assaulted by Nelly. The woman told police the assault reportedly happened on the tour bus that was parked outside in Auburn following a show Nelly had performed at the White River Amphitheater Friday night.
Confirmed: @Nelly_Mo arrested in #Auburn. Woman says he sexually assaulted her on tour bus. Details to come @komonews
— lee stoll (@LeeStoll) October 7, 2017
At about 4:37 a.m. Saturday, Nelly was arrested and booked into SCORE jail in Des Moines. The Blast reports he was released around 8 a.m.
Nelly's attorney Scott Rosenblum released a statement saying that Nelly is the victim of a "completely fabricated allegation."
"Our initial investigation, clearly establishes, this allegation is devoid of credibility and is motivated by greed and vindictiveness. I am confident, once this scurrilous accusation is thoroughly investigated, there will be no charges. Nelly is prepared to address and pursue all legal avenues to redress any damage caused by this clearly false allegation," Rosenblum said in a statement.
Nelly last tweeted at 12:23 a.m. Saturday, "anytime you feel like the whole world is against you you need to scratch that s*** its really you against the whole world don't know you exist."
Anytime you feel like the whole world is against you you need to scratch that shit its really you against the whole world because the whole world don't know you exist
— Nelly_Mo (@Nelly_Mo) October 7, 2017
The investigation is ongoing.
