Rapper Tyga arrested on domestic violence charges after ex-girlfriend posts picture of black eye

Rapper Tyga has been arrested on domestic violence charges, after his ex-partner posted pictures of her black eye online.

yga, whose real name is Micheal Ray Nguyen-Stevenson, has since been released, after he posted the $50,000 bail (£36,676).

The Juicy rapper was said to have handed himself in at a Los Angeles police station, after allegations from former partner Camaryn Swanson that she had been "emotionally, mentally and physically abused" by him.

© Associated Press Tyga posted his own bail. Pic: Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP

Reporting from TMZ suggests the alleged violence took place in the early hours of Monday, while Swanson was visiting Tyga's home.

Posting a photo of herself with a black eye on her Instagram stories, Swanson wrote: "I've been emotionally, mentally and physically abused and I'm not hiding it anymore.

"I'm so embarrassed and ashamed it had to get to this but I have to stand up for myself."

Responding to speculation that she had shown up to Tyga's house uninvited, she posted a screenshot seeming to show the rapper sending a car to pick her up, adding: "I didn't show up 'screaming' or uninvited. When I tried to leave he physically assaulted [me] and refused to let me leave for hours."

A court date has been set for 8 February 2022.

The rapper is yet to publicly respond to the allegations, and Sky News has reached out to his representatives for comment.

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