Curtis Lepore, Jessi Smiles

Former Syracuse singer Curtis Lepore, left, is accused of raping Jessi Smiles, right. The couple met through video-sharing site Vine, where they have a combined 6.1 million followers.

(Twitter | @curtislepore; @jessismiles__)

Former Syracuse singer Curtis Lepore has been accused of raping a woman he met through Vine, a video-sharing site where he's racked up millions of followers.

TMZ reports Lepore was arrested in October on charges of raping fellow Vine star Jessi Smiles while she was sleeping. He was released on $100,000 bail and appeared in court Tuesday, where he plead not guilty.

According to BuzzFeed, the pair briefly dated after publicly flirting on social media sites like Twitter, Instagram and Vine. Lepore, who lives in Los Angeles, met Smiles, who lives in Miami, in New York City last summer at a staged event with hundreds of their fans.

Vine is a mobile app owned by Twitter that allows users to share 6-second videos, creating what BuzzFeed calls a "new breed of Internet superstar." Lepore has 3.4 million followers on his Vine account, and Smiles has 2.7 million on hers.

TMZ reports Smiles flew out to L.A. to see Lepore in August, but the relationship soured and they broke up. She allegedly stayed in L.A. and got a concussion a few days later while filming a Vine video.

Sources tell the celebrity gossip site that Lepore offered to help take care of Smiles and came over to where she was staying. He then allegedly had sex with her while she was sleeping.

"Be careful of who you trust," she cryptically tweeted the next day. "Always be cautious for your safety. Be strong and don't let your guard down..."

Smiles, whose real name is Jessica Vazquez, gave TMZ permission to identify her as the alleged victim.

Lepore is a Cicero-North Syracuse High School graduate who previously performed as the vocalist for Central New York hardcore band GHOSTxSHIP. According to a straightedge community website, he claimed he "was forcefully removed from the band" in the summer of 2012:

Lepore's family still lives in the Syracuse area. He visited his hometown this past October to meet with fans at Destiny USA and celebrate a benchmark in his Vine celebrity status.

"Syracuse you are amazing I LOVE YOU! Oh yeah I hit 2 million followers TURN UUUUUP!!!" he tweeted.

As the trial continues, Lepore and Smiles continue to share with their fans on social media. Lepore called the TMZ report a "publicity stunt" on Twitter, then posted the following statement:

Here are the latest Vine videos posted by Lepore and Smiles, both shared Friday: