Dizzee Rascal arrives at court for assault trial after denying attacking ex-girlfriend

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Wimbledon Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning, as his trial for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend began.The rapper – real name Dylan Kwabena Mills – previously entered a plea of not guilty to assault by beating Cassandra Jones in Streatham, south London, on June 8 last year.Mills, 37, was seen heading to court this morning in a black suit, carrying his phone in one hand, and appeared to arrive on his own.Croydon Magistrates’ Court previously heard Mills is charged with ‘pushing his head against the complainant’s head and pushing her to the ground’, which he denied.The Metropolitan Police said officers attended and that a woman reported minor injuries.His defence lawyer, Iskander Fernandez, said the rapper ‘denies pushing his head into the complainant’s head and denies pushing her to the floor’.The performer’s tour manager, who ‘received a phone call when the altercation took place’ will give evidence at the trial, along with his ex-girlfriend’s mother, Dawn Kirk, the court heard.On August 2, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police confirmed Mills had been charged, saying: ‘Dylan Mills, 36, of Sevenoaks, Kent, has been charged with assault after an incident at a residential address in Streatham on 8 June.‘Officers attended and a woman reported minor injuries.

She did not require hospital treatment.’The rapper was released on conditional bail.Mills was 18 when his debut, Boy in da Corner, was released in 2003, with the album going on to become one of the year’s most acclaimed albums and winning the Mercury Prize.Since then, he has released a further six albums, including 2020’s E3 AF, and achieved three consecutive number ones with Dance Wiv Me with Calvin Harris, Bonkers with Armand Van Helden, and Holiday.