Paul Draper: ex-Mansun frontman denies stalking musician Catherine Anne Davies

The former Britpop star has denied sending abusive and sexually orientated' messages to Davies, who performs as the Anchoress and worked on Draper's debut solo album

Paul Draper, former frontman of the Britpop band Mansun, has been accused of stalking the musician Catherine Anne Davies, AKA the Anchoress, including sending abusive and sexually orientated" messages to the musician and her partner.

After Draper's musical career had effectively ended following the demise of Mansun in 2003, Davies invited him to sing on her debut album, 2016's Confessions of a Romance Novelist, and then helped him launch a solo career, co-writing songs for his 2017 album, Spooky Action, which charted at No 19.