The mother of Charlton Howard, the real name of Australian teen rap sensation The Kid Laroi, has been arrested on fraud charges.
Sloane Howard, 51, turned herself in to a police station in central Sydney after returning from Los Angeles last month, where she was arrested and charged with dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by fraud.
Ms Howard’s alleged fraudulent credit card transactions were first investigated by inner west police four years ago, in 2018.
The Kid Laroi paid tribute to mom as “the strongest woman I know” on Mother’s Day in 2020.
‘I’ve seen you actually put your life on the line to ensure that I always had the best, even when things were bad.’
Ms Howard appeared in Downing Centre Local Court on May 30 and pleaded not guilty, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Her case is set to return to court on June 27, although she will be excused from appearing in person if she is represented by a lawyer.
The Kid Laroi, now 18, has previously spoken about how his mother went to great efforts to support him and his younger brother Austin after her divorce from music producer Nick Howard in 2007.
The Howards had previously lived in modest comfort.
Ms Howard, who dropped Charlton off in a sports car, was a ‘beautiful, extremely gorgeous and sophisticated woman,’ according to mothers whose children attended Mosman Church of England Preparatory School.
After his parents split everything changed dramatically. The Kid Laroi has spoken at length about growing up in housing commission at Waterloo, mixing with troubled youth, and that the family was even evicted for misbehaviour.
Ms Howard appeared in Downing Centre Local Court on May 30 and pleaded not guilty, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Her case is set to return to court on June 27, although she will be excused from appearing in person if she is represented by a lawyer.
The Kid Laroi, now 18, has previously spoken about how his mother went to great efforts to support him and his younger brother Austin after her divorce from music producer Nick Howard in 2007.
The Howards had previously lived in modest comfort.
Ms Howard, who dropped Charlton off in a sports car, was a ‘beautiful, extremely gorgeous and sophisticated woman,’ according to mothers whose children attended Mosman Church of England Preparatory School.
He has since recorded duets with Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, and is managed by Scooter Braun, Bieber’s manager.
He is reported to be worth $4.35 million and has a record contract with Columbia.
The singer has lambasted people he claims have sought to ‘leech’ off his newfound fame and money while in Sydney signing a deal with McDonald’s Australia.
Meanwhile, The Kid Laroi was forced to apologize to his fans after canceling his highly anticipated gig in Melbourne at the last minute due to illness.
He dropped out of the event at Rod Laver Arena forty minutes after it was supposed to start, leaving a stunned audience.
After being diagnosed with the flu and being advised to rest by doctors, the pop diva has also canceled a second Melbourne gig scheduled for Saturday night.
