Sugababe Amelle Berrabah has told The Sun that she nearly had a nervous breakdown after her sister Samiya accused her boyfriend, Freddie Fuller, of rape. The charges against Fuller were later dropped after it was revealed that he was five miles away from the alleged attack but, needless to say, the dispute between her partner and her family caused much heartache for the Sugababe.
She told the tab: "I feel like I have had a nervous breakdown. Sometimes I'd have panic attacks. I physically and mentally couldn't handle it. Being a Sugababe is the thing I've always wanted and I felt my own sister was trying to screw it up for me. I thought, 'My boyfriend has raped my sister' and 'is the person I've loved this whole, entire time lying to me and is a sick weirdo?'"
Fuller himself told the paper: "It nearly killed me. Amelle and me split up for about three months. I've never been so down in my life. Then Samiya said, 'I'm really sorry I think I had a bad dream'. People look at me like I'm a piece of shit now. I want people to know the truth. I never want to set eyes on her again".
Amelle conclude: "She [Samiya] was like my best mate, we'd do everything together. I feel I've lost a piece of me. People need to know Freddie is completely innocent. We're emotionally drained and physically drained. We can't mentally take it anymore".