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Vine Star Charged With Rape


Vine is a mobile app owned by Twitter that enables its users to create and post short video clips. The service was introduced with a maximum clip length of six seconds and can be shared or embedded on social networking services such as Twitter and Facebook.



Internet celebrity Curtis Lepore, best known from the video-sharing site Vine, has been charged with raping his former girlfriend and fellow online star Jessi Smiles while she was sleeping. It was Thursday that Lepore was arrested in October and released on $100,000 bail. On Tuesday, the rape suspect entered a not guilty plea in a Los Angeles court.

The alleged sexual assault took place in late August while Smiles, of Florida, was visiting her then-boyfriend Lepore in Los Angeles.

The day after the alleged incident, the blonde beauty wrote to her followers: ’be careful of who you trust. Always be cautious for your safety. Be strong and don't let your guard down...’

Lepore further expanded on the subject in a 6-second Vine video, telling his fans: ‘Things aren’t always what they seem. I am not allowed to talk about what’s going on right now. In the meantime, don’t rush to judge. There are two sides to every story. When the time is right, I will have something to say.’

The young couple called it quits just weeks after their romantic first date, leaving their fans baffled and disappointed.








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