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TMZ reported Curtis Lepore was arrested in October for allegedly raping fellow Vine star Jessi Smiles in late August in Los Angeles
Lepore is accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend as she was recovering from a concussion
Lepore and Smiles first met on Vine and had their first date in New York City in early August 2013
Rape suspect released 6-second statement on Vine urging people to reserve judgement before they hear his side of the story.

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.
TMZ reported 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 celebrity gossip site reported that the alleged sexual assault took place in late August while Smiles, of Florida, was visiting her then-boyfriend Lepore in Los Angeles.

During her stay, the couple who had met on Vine just weeks earlier called it quits, TMZ said.
Smiles spent a few more days in L.A. filming a video for the popular social media forum, but suffered a concussion during shooting.
Sources told the site that Lepore allegedly offered his former paramour his help while she was recovering from her injury.
According to the alleged victim, one day Curtis came over to visit her while she was sleeping, and that is when he allegedly raped her.
MailOnline does not usually name victims of sexual abuse, but Smiles, whose real name is Jessica Vazquez, gave TMZ the go-ahead to publicly identify her.
Both Lepore and Smiles have addressed the incident on their respective Twitter and Vine accounts.

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