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A$AP Rocky has appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to allegations that he fired a gun at his former friend and collaborator in 2021.The rapper, real name Rakim Mayers, is accused of pointing a handgun at Terell Ephron in November 2021 and firing the weapon in his direction in a subsequent confrontation.He pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm at a Los Angeles court yesterday (January 8).Superior Court Judge Karla Kerlin has set the next pre-trial date for March 6 and the court heard a trial must take place within 45 days after that date.Sitting in court wearing a grey suit with a white pin-striped shirt, the rapper wished the judge a Happy New Year and gave his lawyers authorisation to appear on his behalf without his attendance at future hearings.Outside court, defence lawyer Joe Tacopina said the rapper was confident he would be vindicated and was eager to get a trial “over with so he can start enjoying his family”, according to Rolling Stone.He could be handed a sentence of up to 24 years in prison if convicted on all charges, prosecutors claim.It comes after a Los Angeles judge had previously ruled there was enough evidence for the rapper to stand trial after hearing testimony at a previous preliminary hearing.In 2019, Rocky was detained in Stockholm on suspicion that he and his entourage had assaulted a man in a previous separate case.

UPDATED, 12:28 PM: A$AP Rocky pleaded not guilty today to charges stemming from an allegation that he pulled a gun on a fellow rapper during a 2021 altercation in Hollywood and then fired at him soon afterward during another confrontation.

A judge in Los Angeles has ruled that A$AP Rocky must stand trial in January 2024 on felony assault charges, per Assosciated Press. The charges stem from an alleged shooting in November 2021 involving Rocky and former A$AP Mob member, A$AP Relli. Rocky denies two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

A$AP Rocky will stand trial over charges that he fired a gun at his former friend and collaborator in 2021, a US judge has ruled.The decision was reached Monday (November 20) during the second day of a preliminary hearing which Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, attended.Prosecutors say that Rocky pointed and fired a handgun at Terell Ephron on the street near the W Hotel Hollywood in November 2021, after being “lured” there to discuss a disagreement.Ephron, who was part of A$AP Mob under the stage name A$AP Relli alongside A$AP Rocky, also alleges separately that he is the victim of assault and battery, negligence and emotional distress, according to BBC.The rapper has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He could face up to nine years in prison if found guilty.Reports emerged in April of last year that Rocky had been arrested in connection with the alleged shooting.The Harlem rapper arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on a private plane from Barbados after visiting his girlfriend Rihanna – with whom he shares two sons – when he was detained by law enforcement officials.Superior court judge ML Villar said “the totality of the video and testimony” shows there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial, per The Guardian.“We’re not disappointed, not surprised, we expected to go to trial, we’ve been planning for trial all along,” A$AP Rocky’s attorney, Joe Tacopina, said outside court.

A$AP Rocky and his defence attorney Joe Tacopina have been sued by former A$AP Mob member, A$AP Relli.The defamation lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, was filed by A$AP Relli – real name Terell Ephron – and alleges that Tacopina and Rocky launched a smear campaign against Ephron in the wake of a shooting incident allegedly involving the pair in 2021.The new lawsuit stems from the ongoing criminal charges which allege that Rocky shot and injured Ephron during an altercation in Downtown Hollywood in November 2021. Following that case – which saw Rocky plead not guilty to two charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm last August – Ephron now claims that the rapper and his lawyer have defamed his character in the press.In a statement provided to Pitchfork, a representative for Ephron said statements made by Tacopina in the media throughout 2022 “were false and malicious, and have caused Mr.

A$AP Rocky and his lawyer Joe Tacopina are being sued by A$AP Relli for defamation, Rolling Stone reports. The lawsuit stems from the aftermath of Relli being shot in 2021. A year later Rocky was arrested and charged with two counts of assault over the incident.

This has to be the weirdest sentence you’ll read today: The Village People are currently feuding with former President of the United States Donald Trump.Victor Wills, the lead singer of The Village People, is reiterating his request to Trump, imploring him to stop using the band’s music. Only this time, things have gone a bit further, and he and the group seem ready to escalate things further if they must.

A federal jury in Manhattan has found former President Donald Trump liable in the sexual abuse and defamation civil trial brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. Carroll alleged that Trump raped her in a department store fitting room in 1996.

Donald Trump, the guy who said anyone who pleads the fifth is guilty, has once again refused to take the stand? Why, we’re just shocked, we tell you…

Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” with Colin Jost and Michael Che took multiple swings at Fox News and Donald Trump on the show.

Ivanka Trump reportedly decided to visit Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend. And while the former First Lady was not photographed arriving in Palm Beach, Florida, a source revealed to Page Six that she was spotted at his private club, ahead of being formally charged with over 30 felonies.It was reported that Ivanka was seen with her husband and former White House adviser Jared Kushner, spending time at a residency owned by his parents in Bal Harbor, Florida, which is known to be just one hour away by car from Mar-a-Lago.“I love my father and I love my country.

Donald Trump‘s lawyer answered the question that everyone has been asking since the news broke that the former president had been indicted – will he be in handcuffs at any point?

Donald Trump on criminal charges. While the exact charges are not yet known, they relate to hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels shortly prior to the 2016 US federal election.The indictment, which follows an investigation led by Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, makes Trump the first former US president to face criminal charges.

Ellise Shafer A New York grand jury has voted to indict former president Donald Trump over an alleged 2016 hush money scheme, the New York Times reports. The Associated Press also confirmed the news with Trump’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina. Four people with knowledge of the matter told the New York Times on Thursday that the felony indictment “will likely be announced in the coming days.” As the indictment is sealed, the exact charges are unknown for now, but they have to do with his role in allegedly paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, the Times reports. According to the AP, Trump is expected to surrender to authorities next week. The indictment makes Trump the United States’ first president to be criminally charged, and certainly puts a damper on his upcoming try for a second term in the 2024 election.

Trump’s attorney and Stormy Daniels have been handed over to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office – as the office prepares to potentially indict the former president on criminal charges. Ms Daniels’ attorney Clark Brewster told CNN that the records between the adult film star and Mr Trump’s personal attorney Joe Tacopina date back to when she was seeking legal representation in 2018. Mr Brewster said that the messages reveal that Ms Daniels had disclosed confidential information to Mr Tacopina about her situation involving the former president.

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Rihanna is back in the recording studio and she has her boyfriend A$AP Rocky by her side!

A$AP Rocky claims he did not shoot friend A$AP Relli during an argument in Hollywood and has branded it an extortion attempt after pleading not guilty to charges in a Los Angeles courthouse last month.The 33-year-old rapper's - born Rakim Athelaston Mayers - lawyer Joe Tacopina told TMZ on Friday: 'Rocky didn't commit a crime.'It was an extortion attempt by a former associate, who threatened to make false criminal accusations if Rocky didn't pay him.'Last month Rocky - who is the  boyfriend of singing superstar Rihanna and father of her four month-old baby boy - pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to shooting at a former friend and music partner during an argument. 'It was an extortion attempt by a former associate': A$AP Rocky claims he did not shoot friend A$AP Relli during an argument in Hollywood and has branded it an extortion attempt his lawyer Joe Tacopina told TMZ on Friday  after pleading not guilty to charges in a Los Angeles courthouse last month (pictured)Charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, Rocky - real name Rakim Mayers - is facing up to four years in jail on each charge if he’s convicted.Tacopina told the publication that he has two eyewitnesses who reiterate Rocky's claims that Relli was not actually hit by bullet fragments and that shots were not even fired.The lawyer claims that Rocky's friend had made up the story in a 'get-rich-quick scheme.' Tacopina told the publication that he has two eyewitnesses who reiterate Rocky's claims that Relli  (pictured) was not actually hit by bullet fragments and that shots were not even fired.

YG has won a dismissal of a felony robbery case against him in Las Vegas today (May 16).The rapper paid a “nuisance settlement” to the man who alleged that the rapper stole his chain during a confrontation in 2018.A trial was due to begin on May 16 but defence lawyer Gia Marina told Rolling Stone that “the victim no longer wanted to pursue the case and didn’t want to travel, so the state dismissed it. He was an out-of-state victim,” she said.The rapper’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, said the alleged victim in the case was “made whole” by an undisclosed civil settlement.