Popular Vine user accused of raping internet celebrity girlfriend as she slept

THEY were once involved in a fairytale internet romance. Now, he's accused of raping her while she slept but his Twitter followers are in full support.

Popular internet user Curtis Lepore has been accused of raping his internet celebrity girlfriend as she slept. Source: Twitte...

AN internet celebrity has been accused of raping a fellow net celeb while she was asleep.

Gawker has reported that Curtis Lepore, who found fame using video clip sharing app Vine along with ex-girlfriend Jessi Vasquez, allegedly sexually assaulted Jessi as she slept off a concussion.

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The pair has amassed more than six million followers between them by posting six-second video clips and uploading them to Twitter. It was through their respective fan bases they both met and proclaimed their love on the internet.

Their relationship ended but when Jessi sustained a concussion, Lepore came to her assistance by staying with her at her house as she recovered. However, it was while she was asleep that Lepore allegedly raped Jessi.

Lepore was arrested and will be facing rape charges in court - something which he and his lawyer are denying - but not before the pair both took to Twitter to make a statement regarding the allegations.

"I stopped living my life 6 months ago for a very long time and that is NOT going to happen again," Jessi wrote in a since deleted tweet. "This is all I will say. Love you all."

There are 2 sides to every story. When the time is right I'll have something to say. For now, don't rush to judge. pic.twitter.com/sGNzmyOBAA

— Curtis Lepore (@curtislepore) January 16, 2014

Now it has become a war of accusations among Lepore and Vasquez's Twitter fans with many in support of Lepore.