Kasabian's lead singer Tom Meighan has plead guilty to assualting his ex partner, just one day after stepping down from the band.
The 39-year-old appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to assaulting Vikki Ager on April 9, this year.
The court was told Meighan "smelt heavily of intoxicants" as he assaulte d his former fiancee.
It heard a child witnessed the assault and contacted 999 to say a "domestic incident was taking place".
Prosecutor Naeem Valli said the child "sounded panicked and afraid" while making the call and the victim could be heard saying "get off me, get off me".
Mr Valli said officers described Vikki Ager as being "visibly upset" while Meighan was said to be "unco-operative and aggressive".
Meighan quit Kasabian on Monday, with the band releasing a statement on their social media channels saying he was dealing with "personal issues" and wanted to concentrate on "getting his life back on track".
They said: "Tom Meighan is stepping down from Kasabian by mutual consent.
"Tom has struggled with personal issues that have affected his behaviour for quite some time and now wants to concentrate all his energies on getting his life back on track.
"We will not be commenting further."
The 39-year-old singer, who has been the lead vocalist of Kasabian since they formed in 1997, subsequently wrote on Twitter: "Following today's announcement I just wanted to let you all know that I am doing well.
"I'm in a really good place now.
"Thanks for all your love and support. I'll be seeing you all very soon. TM x."
Meighan's departure from Kasabian leaves guitarist Serge Pizzorno and bassist Chris Edwards as the only remaining founding members, with current drummer Ian Matthews joining the group in 2004.
Guitarist Chris Karloff previously left the group in 2006 to form a new band called Black Onassis.
He was replaced by Jay Mehler who then left the band for Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye in 2013.
It is not clear whether Kasabian will seek to replace Meighan as lead vocalist.
Kasabian have released six studio albums - their last release being 2017's For Crying Out Loud.
Over the years, Kasabian have been recognised with several major music accolades including a Brit Award in 2010 for Best British Group.
They also headlined Glastonbury Music Festival in 2014 and in the same year they were named 'Best Live Act at the Q Awards - an award they also took home at the 2007 and 2018 NME Awards.
