British YouTuber and Rapper Yung Filly has been arrested in Australia for serious charges.
He is facing an allegation of rape and assault of a woman in her 20s on 28th September in a hotel room in Perth after his performance at Bar1 Nightclub. in Hillarys.
The rapper has enormous fan followers and performed at Havana Nightclub on the Gold Coast 2 days prior to his arrest. “The evening promises to be a shameless blend of spontaneity, humour, and music that will have you talking for weeks,”- MosTix said.
He has been charged with four counts of sexual harassment without consent, three counts of assault and one count of impeding a person’s normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure on her neck.
Fillly has to face Perth Magistrates Court this morning by top fighter barrister Seamus Rafferty SC after being held in custody.
The hearing is since adjourned to consider Yung Fikky’s barrister’s application for bail. Many of his fans are present on the court this morning.
Yung Fikky earned millions of fan followers on various social media platforms and placed 2 songs in the UK Top 40 single chart. He started his YouTube channel in 2013 and started posting songs in 2017.
He collaborated with fellow British rapper Aitch on the song ‘Grey’ a famous song with 2.5 million views on YouTube and 10 million streams on Spotify.
He also hosted several shows on the BBC, including Hot Property and Fung Fillly Celeb Lock-in, and appeared on Channel 4’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off.
Fung Filly has also worked with several fashion brands, including ASOS and Perplex, as well as many major companies, including McDonald’s British fashion chain Primark and Captain Morgan rum.