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A$AP Rocky gun assault trial has testified that the alleged victim taunted the rapper to “shoot that fake-ass gun”.A$AP Rocky – real name Rakim Mayers – is undergoing a felony trial in Los Angeles, facing two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm. The charges relate to a November 2021 incident where he is alleged to have pulled out a gun and fired at his former friend A$AP Mob collaborator A$AP Relli, aka Terell Ephron.

A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty in the rapper’s trial for his role in a shooting incident in 2021.After a nearly month-long trial in Los Angeles, A$AP Rocky was found innocent on all counts by an LA jury after being charged for allegedly firing a gun at his former friend A$AP Relli in the Hollywood area in 2021.Rocky faced 24 years in prison after the rapper turned down a plea deal for 180 days in jail.According to a report from the LA Times, a loud roar erupted in the courtroom when the court clerk read out the jury’s verdict of not guilty. Among the first people to celebrate the verdict was Rocky’s partner Rihanna, who he rushed to for a hug.

A$AP Rocky‘s lawyers have said he fired “two warning shots” from a starter pistol to break up an alleged fight.On Friday (January 24), the rapper – real name Rakim Mayers – appeared in court as part of his ongoing firearm assault trial, where he is accused of two counts of assault with a semiautomatic weapon.Prosecutors told jurors that, three years ago, Mayers had fired multiple shots from a 9mm semiautomatic pistol during a fight with former friend A$AP Relli – real name Terell Ephron – in Hollywood.Mayers’ lawyer Joseph Tacopina has denied the allegation, calling it a lie orchestrated for cash, per Rolling Stone.Tacopina said that Mayers admits to pulling the trigger on a firearm he was carrying that night, and that the rapper fired “two warning shots” from his “starter gun” to break up an alleged fight between Relli and A$AP Illz (real name Illijah Ulanger) – another member of their A$AP Mob collective.He added that the gun used that night was a “prop gun” from a music video he had filmed months earlier with Rihanna, described in the trial as his “life partner” and the mother of his two young sons.“Rocky fired that prop gun,” Tacopina continued. “He fired twice, hoping the sound would be enough to scare off Relli and protect Illz.”He went on to say that those in Mayers’ inner circle are aware he carried a “fake gun” to “scare off attackers” after previously experiencing violence and stalking.“This case about one mans’ lies, jealousy and greed,” Tacopina said, referring to Relli as the “source of all the evidence” in the case.

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$AP Rocky (real name Rakim Mayers) has been charged with assault in Los Angeles, less than a week after former A$AP Mob member A$AP Relli (real name Terell Ephron) claimed he was shot by the rapper last November.The news was confirmed by a statement from Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, who on August 15 said that his office had filed charges against Mayers for two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm with allegations of personally using a firearm.“Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences,” Gascón said, “not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood. My office conducted a thorough review of the evidence in this case and determined that the addition of a special firearm allegation was warranted.”The alleged shooting itself went unreported, however back in April, Mayers was arrested for the incident after being detained at Los Angeles International Airport.