Paul Gallagher, the elder brother of Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis, has been charged with rape, amongst other offenses.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said:

"Paul Gallagher, 59, of Manor Park Road, East Finchley, has been charged with rape, coercive and controlling behaviour, three counts of sexual assault, three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of making a threat to kill and assault occasioning actual bodily harm."

“The offenses are reported to have taken place between 2022-2024,” the statement continued, “The charges follow an investigation which commenced in 2024. A woman is being supported by specially trained officers.”

The charges come amidst Oasis’s highly successful Oasis Live 25 reunion tour, and Gallagher will appear in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 28th, the day before his two brothers take the stage for a sold-out gig at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

Paul, who is six years older than Liam and one year older than Noel, has never musically been involved with Oasis but has made frequent appearances in documentaries and given interviews regarding his brothers. He lives in a flat in North London that Noel purchased for him in 2004 and works as a photographer and DJ.