IN the hours following American rapper Nelly’s arrest for allegedly assaulting a woman on his tour bus, fans have taken to social media to post “creepy” videos of the 42-year-old on stage.

The Hot In Herre hitmaker was arrested by police in Washington state, according to The Sun, after a woman called 911 to report an alleged assault that took place on the rapper’s tour bus.

The musician, who is currently on tour with country band Florida Georgia Line, was taken in to custody around 1am AEDT on Sunday morning, but has since been released from jail.

Taking to Twitter, Nelly said he was “completely innocent” and “the victim of a false allegation”.

Let me say that I am beyond shocked that I have been targeted with this false allegation. I am completely innocent. I am confident that once the facts are looked at , it will be very clear that I am the victim of a false allegation. — Nelly_Mo (@Nelly_Mo) October 7, 2017

I do want to apologize to my loved ones for the embarrassment and for putting myself in a situation where I could be victimized by this false and defaming allegation. — Nelly_Mo (@Nelly_Mo) October 7, 2017

I also want to thank my fans for their unwavering support. They know me. I assure you I will be vindicated. And I assure you, I will pursue every legal option to address this defaming claim. Thank you — Nelly_Mo (@Nelly_Mo) October 7, 2017

But in the wake of his arrest, fans have posted disturbing videos of the rapper during recent performances on stage.

One Twitter user shared a video which sees Nelly standing on stage with a clearly underage female audience member.

The short clip shows him singing, sweet-talking, and even stroking the hair of the young girl, who appears nervous and frightened during the incident.

Okay.... I need a min to talk about how mf creepy Nelly was tonight. pic.twitter.com/428ojaAKpr — Christine Nefzger (@violanefzger) October 7, 2017

“I appreciate you being here tonight, can I do that?” Nelly asks, as music starts playing.

“How you doing? You okay? Have you started school already? Do you like your teacher?” he continues, clearly aware of her age. “Come here, stand right here — face me.”

As she faces the rapper, he starts to twirl and twist her hair in his hands with their faces nearly touching while he sings hit single, Over and Over again.

The song, which was released in 2004 and composed alongside country singer Tim McGraw, is about a breakup.

Another Twitter user posted a similar video filmed while at another concert in Montana.

In a similar act, Nelly sings the same song to another very young girl as members of the audience cheer as he twists her hair around his fingers.

He did this in Montana a couple of weeks ago too. So weird. pic.twitter.com/GqjVRzPkRp — Nathan (Nate) Hutson (@natephutson) October 7, 2017

Social media users have responded to the videos with shock today, asking why the rapper would choose such young audience members to suggestively serenade.

Right. When I saw the hair thing I was like "Oh no baby what is you doin'..." *shivers* — courtney (@strangeexits) October 7, 2017

Saw FGL with Nelly this summer. Nelly brought a young girl up on stage and we were all commenting on how creepy his behavior was! — pdSWFL (@pmd2500) October 7, 2017

I stopped filming and looked around in disbelief. So many people were okay with it. — Nathan (Nate) Hutson (@natephutson) October 7, 2017

Okay. That is super creepy. Why did he pick a little girl? — J*Spice 🌶 (@jaiperfectposh) October 7, 2017

Wow. He is a father himself. He should know better — J*Spice 🌶 (@jaiperfectposh) October 7, 2017

When he started touching her hair I couldn’t watch anymore. It’s creepy enough you choose a little girl over thousands of grown women. — Lia (@_karbashian) October 7, 2017

She looks so uncomfortable too, like not even shy just straight up uncomfortable, God dammit nelly I like your music too😭 — Mo'sΛrt (@mosartmusic) October 7, 2017

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