The older brother of Oasis stars Noel and Liam Gallagher has arrived at court to face rape and a string of other violent sex charges.
Paul Gallagher, a DJ and photographer from East Finchley in north London, is due to appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.
As well as rape, he is accused of sexual assault, coercive control and making threats to kill.
He has also been charged with three counts of intentional strangulation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The alleged offences are said to have taken place between 2022 and 2024 and relate to one woman.
Paul, who at 59 is one year older than Noel and seven years older than Liam, grew up with the pair in Burnage, Manchester.
But he has never been involved with Oasis, who are currently mid-way through their sold-out global reunion tour.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police previously said: ‘Paul Gallagher, 59, of 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 offences are reported to have taken place between 2022-2024.
‘The charges follow an investigation which commenced in 2024.
‘A woman is being supported by specially trained officers.’
Paul lives in a flat that Noel bought in 2004 and has worked as a DJ and photographer.
He has previously described himself as living a normal life ‘amongst the lower middle classes’.
Paul added that he tries to avoid public attention, preferring to stay ‘invisible’.
The charges against Paul came in the middle of Oasis’s huge Live ’25 tour in the UK, which has now moved to the US.
The band announced their highly anticipated reunion tour in August last year, after Noel quit in 2009 after a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
Before the recent string of concerts, the last time they played Wembley was on July 12, 2009, when they performed during their Dig Out Your Soul tour.
The group kicked off their Oasis Live ’25 world tour on July 4 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
The group has also dominated the UK album charts, with three top five albums, according to the Official Charts Company.