Top British DJ charged with multiple rapes and sexual assaults

Two crimes occurred in 2010. A woman in her 20s was raped in London, and another, also in her 20s, was sexually assaulted in Stroud. The latest offense dates back to 2016, when a woman in her 20s was sexually assaulted in the Finchley area of ​​London.

The charges come after an investigation by British broadcaster BBC, which accused Westwood of inappropriate behavior, which he denied.

Westwood introduced Jay-Z, Combs and Biggie Smalls to British audiences; the latter two stars also attended the launch parties he hosted.

He played an unheard Jay-Z song, recorded in 1999, during his radio show in 2015. The veteran DJ quit his radio show at the time due to the claims.

The son of a former bishop, Westwood rose to fame as the host of British radio’s first nationally broadcast rap show from 1994.