YOUTUBER Yung Filly’s former collaborator Danny Aarons has spoken out concerning the embattled star’s rape case in Australia.
Aarons, a fellow Web persona, informed followers “I am as shocked as you” in a video posted to social media.
He stated: “This complete scenario I do not know what I can… What do I do?
“I am as shocked as you lot are, hand on my coronary heart, I am as shocked as you lot are.
“I came upon the identical time as you lot, in all probability later.”
The pair collaborated collectively on initiatives for Footasylum, one in every of a number of main manufacturers to drop Filly as a shopper since information of his arrest broke.
Identified finest for his movies on FIFA gaming, Aarons added: “I am simply going to play FIFA man, let’s simply chill.”
Filly, whose actual identify is Andrés Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was arrested in Melbourne on suspicion of raping a girl at his resort.
He had been acting at a nightclub earlier than allegedly assaulting the lady, in her 20s.
Filly, 29, was moved to Perth after the arrest, the place he now has to report back to a police station day by day after stumping up $100,000 AUD (£51,000) for bail.
On Tuesday he appeared at the WA station only 20 minutes earlier than his obligatory deadline, The Western Australian studies.
The embattled rapper faces 4 counts of sexual penetration with out consent, three counts of assault and one depend of impeding an individual’s regular respiratory or circulation by making use of stress to their neck.
Police investigating him say they’ve an “extremely strong” case that includes CCTV footage of the social media star on the night time of the alleged offences.
Aarons is just not the primary of Filly’s former collaborators or buddies to talk out on the continuing probe.
On Sunday his longtime pal Chunkz, real name Amin Mohamed, posted a clip to Instagram the place he stated: “Like everybody I’ve heard the studies popping out of Australia.
“Whereas I perceive a lot of you need my response on it, as that is an ongoing court docket case I hope you guys perceive that I can’t and gained’t be commenting on it publicly, so yeah I’ve simply come on right here to principally let you recognize the explanations as to why I can’t. Love.”
And fellow creator AngryGinge, actual identify Morgan Burtwistle, stated: “I am not going to fake nothing has occurred. I’ll be open and sincere as I all the time am. The place do you begin?
“4 o’clock within the morning I am laying in mattress, I see what is going on down on Twitter. To begin with I am the very same as you. I am shocked. Um, yeah. You already know, psychological. Psychological.
“However he is now clearly concerned in authorized proceedings and I can not touch upon authorized proceedings. You know the way it’s. Mad.”
And influencer LV General has also broken his silence on the stunning information.
He wrote on Instagram: “Everybody please cease messaging me about what’s occurred to Younger Filly.
“He is a grown man and he has to take accountability for his personal actions.
“I will be praying for man as a result of Australian jail ain’t a joke – naked snakes and spiders and s***.
“I simply hope this do not backfire on his household.”
Who’s Yung Filly?
YUNG Filly’s rise to fame noticed him begin out as a social media star.
The influencer acquired his large break on YouTube earlier than shifting into mainstream TV.
Though he goes by Yung Filly, his actual identify is Andres Felipé Barrientos.
He was born on August 6, 1995, and moved to the UK from Colombia when he was two years previous.
Filly then relocated to southeast London throughout his childhood.
When requested what it was like rising up within the capital, he informed Indy100: “I come from the underside of the barrel…and that’s why I’m so grateful for the place I’m in now.
“My mum undoubtedly formed me with the teachings she taught me.
“She’s a single mum with three children, my dad was a s*** dad so she simply needed to make it occur.
“She did a great deal of cleansing jobs. My mum labored at Poundland on the time I had some mad BBC sequence…simply getting my mum out of the place she was in was simply the most important motivation.”
Filly is finest recognized for being a member of the comedy group generally known as The Wall of Comedy.
He’s affiliated with fellow YouTuber Chunkz and the pair have collaborated on many movies and tracks.
Through the years, Filly has additionally taken half in The Sidemen‘s Charity Soccer Match, organised by members Josh Bradley, Simon Minter, Tobi Brown, KSI, Ethan Payne, Vikram Barn and Harry Lewis.