By MARK DUELL, DEPUTY CHIEF REPORTER (DIGITAL) Published: 14:28 BST, 26 September 2025 | Updated: 14:36 BST, 26 September 2025 6 shares
The older brother of Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher has denied rape and a string of other charges as he appeared in court today.Paul Gallagher, 59, also pleaded not guilty to 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 alleged offences took place between 2022 and 2024, the charge sheet shows.Gallagher entered his pleas from the dock at Harrow Crown Court which was sitting at Southwark Crown Court today, wearing a suit and thick rimmed glasses.The DJ and photographer, who lives in the East Finchley area of North London, is due to face trial in just under two years' time on September 13, 2027. Paul Gallagher arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London today Liam Gallagher (left) and Paul Gallagher (right) are pictured together in Cheshire in 2015 A family portrait of the Gallagher boys in the mid 1970s - from left to right, Noel, Paul and Liam He previously appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on August 27 to confirm his name, age and address but entered no pleas during that hearing.Paul, who is one year older than Noel and six years older than Liam, grew up with the pair in the Burnage area of Manchester, but he has never been involved with Oasis.The Oasis Live '25 tour began in Cardiff in July after Liam and Noel said in August 2024 that they would perform together for the first time since the band split in 2009.
