RAPPER Silento was arrested for breaking into a home as he looked for his girlfriend – and cops say he threatened two strangers with a hatchet. As a result of his arrest, lewd personal photos are trending on Twitter of the musician in a compromising position in a mirror. The identity of his girlfriend is […]
RAPPER Silento was arrested for breaking into a home as he looked for his girlfriend – and cops say he threatened two strangers with a hatchet.
As a result of his arrest, lewd personal photos are trending on Twitter of the musician in a compromising position in a mirror.
The identity of his girlfriend is not known.
Here is what we know about Silento.
Born Richard Lamar Hawk, the singer now uses the stage name Silento.
The young rapper rose to fame at the age of 16 after the music video for his hit single Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) clocked more than 1.7 billion views on YouTube in 2015.
The song inspired a dance craze at the time, along with countless social media videos of fans performing the moves.
Watch Me peaked at No3 in the Hot 100 – and remained in the charts for 51 weeks.
His Instagram page describes him as an artist, songwriter, ex-producer, actor, and mentor.
Silento is trending on Twitter after a personal picture leaked of the rapper posing with his legs spread in a mirror.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Silento has a net worth of $5million.
It hasn’t been confirmed that the photo is legitimate, and some are saying the picture is circulating to draw attention to the rapper’s arrest.
“I just seen the #silento picture, that’s what I get for being nosy,” one user wrote.
“I’ll never whip then nae nae the same ever again,” another said of the disturbing picture.
“I haven’t seen #silento nudes. I’m safe” one purported.
It’s unconfirmed who Silento’s girlfriend is, but reports say he was arrested after he went searching for her in the San Fernando Valley wielding a deadly weapon.
He entered a stranger’s home allegedly thinking he would find his girlfriend there.
Silentó was arrested in Orange County on Friday, August 28, after police reportedly received a call about a domestic disturbance.
He was taken into custody and then later released on a charge of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant.
The following day on August 29 in Los Angeles, Silento allegedly broke into a home in the San Fernando Valley wielding a hatchet, ABC7 reported.
According to the LAPD, he entered the strangers’ residence while searching for his girlfriend.
He was subsequently arrested and charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
