BRIT rapper Slowthai will go on trial next year accused of raping a woman after one of his gigs.
The musician, real name Tyron Frampton, 28, is charged alongside Alex Walker, 25.
The pair are accused of raping a woman in Oxford on September 8, 2021.
Frampton, from Northampton, and Walker, from London, arrived at Oxford Crown Court just before 11am on Thursday.
Both entered their pleas before Judge Michael Gledhill - facing five counts of rape and sexual assault.
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Frampton, who is accused of two separate rapes on the same woman in Oxford in September 2021, denied both counts.
Walker similarly denied charges of rape by oral penetration of a woman without her consent and two counts of sexual assault.
The fifth count was added on Thursday at request of the prosecution.
The judge heard the rape offences allegedly happened in Oxford after Slowthai's UK tour gig at the Bullingdon club in the city in September 2021.
The pair will go on trial before July 1 next year.
Slowthai said he "categorically denied" the charges after his appearance at magistrates’ court last month.
The Grammy-nominated star added on Instagram: "Regarding the allegations being reported about me.
"I categorically deny the charges. I am innocent and I am confident my name will be cleared.
"Until then, I will apply my energy to ensure this is concluded swiftly and justly.
"I ask that my supporters don't comment on this situation and respect the process and privacy of my family during this time."
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Following his court appearance, Slowthai was scrubbed from the Reading and Leeds Festival lineup.
He was due to appear on Stage West at Reading on August 26 before performing in Leeds the following day.
Frampton was also quietly removed from Glastonbury posters ahead of the event at Worthy Farm in Somerset between June 21 and 25.
Organisers for both festivals have not officially commented on the line-up change.
The rapper arrived on the music scene in 2019 with album Nothing Great About Britain.
Frampton was nominated for best dance recording at 2021’s Grammy Awards.
