rapper Nelly arrested for rape, his lawyer refutes

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American rapper Nelly was arrested on Saturday morning in a small Washington state on charges of rape, which his lawyer says are "totally invented".

Shortly before 0400 local time (1100 GMT), police in Auburn, a city in the suburbs of Seattle, received a call from a woman claiming to have been sexually assaulted by the rapper, according to a statement. Police then went to Nelly's tour bus, where the alleged incident occurred. After initial investigations, they arrested the artist, whose real name is Cornell Haynes Jr. He was then placed in pre-trial detention in a Des Moines penitentiary near Auburn. "Nelly is the victim of accusations totally invented," assured his lawyer Scott Rosenblum. "Our initial investigation makes it clear that these charges are unreliable and motivated by greed and resentment," he said in a written statement. He said he was "confident" that the police investigation should not lead to an indictment. His client is ready to consider a lawsuit against the woman who filed a complaint, in order to obtain compensation, explained Scott Rosenblum. The rapper was on Friday at the White River Amphitheater in Auburn as part of the Florida Georgia Line tour. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, Nelly published an enigmatic message on his Instagram account. "Every time the whole world is against you, you have to get rid of this shit," he wrote. "It's really you against the rest of the world because the rest of the world does not know you exist." Born 42 years ago in Austin (Texas, South), Nelly spent her youth in St. Louis (Missouri, center). His first three albums, released between 2000 and 2004, were all number one in the US. He is known for his melodious rap, regularly mixed with singing, and often dancing.