Ghetts appeared in court for the charge on Monday (Picture: Joe Maher/Getty Images)
Rapper and Supacell star Ghetts has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a crash in which a man later died.
The musician and Netflix actor, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, allegedly failed to stop after hitting a 20-year-old man in Ilford, in north-east London.
The incident occurred in Redbridge Lane East on Saturday, October 18, the Met Police said.
Ghetts, 41, appeared at Stratford Magistrates’ Court on Monday, the same day the man died in hospital.
The indictment could change from causing serious injury to causing death by dangerous driving at the next hearing.
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The rapper, from Woodford Green, was remanded into custody and is due to appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Monday, October 27.
The musician and Netflix actor allegedly failed to stop after hitting a 20-year-old man (Picture: Tomas Tkacik/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The indictment could change to causing death by dangerous driving (Picture: Jim Dyson/Redferns)
Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash to come forward.
Ghetts has yet to comment on the indictment publicly.
The rapper, who played Glastonbury last year, has featured alongside Skepta, Stormzy and Ed Sheeran, racking up millions of plays on Spotify with tracks including One Take, Skengman and IC3.
He released his debut studio album, Rebel with a Cause, in 2014, which he then followed up with Conflict of Interest in 2021.
Ghetts toured abroad with Top Boy star and fellow rapper Kano, and was a member of East London British grime group Nasty Crew.
He took home the best male act at the Mobo Awards in 2021 and has also been nominated for a Mercury Prize.
Ghetts played Craig, or Krazy, on Supacell (Picture: Courtesy of Netflix)
Real name Justin Clarke-Samuel, he has won a Mobo award (Picture: Danny Lawson/ PA)
In 2024, he received the Mobo Pioneer Award in 2024 for his significant contribution to British black culture.
Ghetts also co-starred in the Netflix superhero drama Supacell, in which a group of normal south Londoners develop otherworldly powers overnight, as a result of a shared family history of sickle cell disease.
The show debuted on the streamer in 2024 and saw Ghetts play Craig, or Krazy, who was a former gangster on the show who had the power to absorb the abilities of those around him.
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