The rapper rejected a plea deal and faces trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood.
Prosecutors began laying out their case Friday against hip-hop star ASAP Rocky, aka Rakim Mayers, in a 2021 shooting incident in Hollywood. If convicted, Mayers faces nearly 20 years in prison.
The rapper rejected a plea deal and will stand trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood.
Rapper and alleged victim ASAP Relli (real name Terell Ephron) took the stand against former friend ASAP Rocky in the 2021 shooting case.
ASAP Rocky appeared at a Los Angeles courthouse on Tuesday (Jan. 21) as jury selection began in his criminal assault trial. The 35-year-old artist, born Rakim Mayers, is facing two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm stemming from an alleged altercation in Nov. 2021.
The Los Angeles police officer took the stand on day one of the Grammy award-winning rapper’s trial, testifying as one of the first law enforcement officers to arrive on the scene of the alleged 2021 shooting incident. According to TMZ, the officer reportedly “testified about what he saw at the scene when he arrived.”
Prosecutors Claim Videos Show ASAP Rocky Fire Weapon In Opening Statement Of Felony Assault Trial Videos Show ASAP Rocky Fire Weapon
Rihanna returned to A$AP Rocky ’s firearm assault trial in Los Angeles on Thursday, her second day sitting in the front row for A$AP Relli ’s testimony that Rocky fired two 9mm bullets at him during a curbside confrontation in 2021.
A$AP Rocky's accuser testified at his trial that changes in his story and his memory in the three years since don't change the fact that the hip-hop star pulled a gun on him and fired it on a Hollywood street in 2021.
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ASAP Relli Has Tense Moment With ASAP Rocky's Attorney During Cross-Examination
Rocky's attorney Joe Tacopina got into a heated argument with ASAP Relli-real name Terell Ephron-on the fourth day of the rapper's assault trial. As reported by TMZ , Tacopina cross-examined Relli on Thursday,
A$AP Relli is having a tough day on the stand testifying in the A$AP Rocky gun assault trial, where Relli got flustered during questioning, insisted he is getting death threats due to the case and reportedly confronted Rocky.