Rapper Freddie Gibbs was reportedly taken into custody minutes before planned performance Thursday (June 2) in Toulouse, France on alleged rape charges.
According to French news source La Depeche du Midi, Freddie was “wanted in connection with a European arrest warrant issued by Austria for a rape allegedly committed in 2015.”
“Freddie Gibbs adamantly denies that allegations that have been levied against by Austrian authorities,” his lawyer Scott E. Leemon, said in a statement. “It makes you wonder why it took almost a year for Austrian officials to bring these charges. Freddie will be fighting the extradition request as these are nothing more than trumped up charges.”
Billboard reports he was present before a judge in France on Friday (June 3) to fight extradition to Austria.
So far, his upcoming shows in France, Toronto and Portugal have not been canceled.
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