Nelly Arrested for Reported Rape

By TMZ

October 7, 2017

Nelly

(TMZ) - Nelly has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, a woman claims she was raped on the rapper's tour bus in Washington, where he's been performing. Nelly is on a tour with Florida Georgia Line and they are set to perform Saturday night in Ridgefield, Washington.  

According to TMZ, the alleged rape occurred Saturday morning at around 3:45 AM, and she specifically said Nelly is the one who raped her.

Nelly was booked on second degree rape charges Saturday morning at around 7 AM.  It appears he was  in custody at the time of this post.  

TMZ reached out to Nelly's rep ... so far no word back.

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