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A California jury has found A$AP Rocky not guilty of two felony
counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, stemming from a 2021 shooting
incident with a former friend in Los Angeles.
Attorneys
for the hip-hop artist and actor, who is the longtime partner of the singer and
businesswoman Rihanna, had argued the weapon was a prop gun that only fired
blanks. A$AP Rocky did not testify in the trial. Rihanna was present in the
courtroom on Tuesday when the verdict was read.
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Attorneys
for Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Athelston Mayers, maintained that he got
the gun from a music video set and carried it for security.
During the trial, Rihanna was seen at the courthouse with their two young sons,
RZA, 2, and Riot, 1.
After
the verdict was announced, the rapper expressed his appreciation to the jury,
saying, “Thank y’all for saving my life.”
The case centered on a 2021 shooting involving Rocky and a friend from high
school, who goes by A$AP Relli. The two are both part of a creative crew they
began in New York as teens known as the A$AP Mob..
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According to Relli’s testimony, things turned sour between the
two men when they met up outside of a Hollywood hotel on November 6, 2021 and
got into a scuffle. Relli told investigators that his knuckles were grazed by a
bullet after Rocky allegedly fired shots at him.
Their mutual friend and fellow crew member, A$AP Twelvyy, testified during the
trial that Relli was the aggressor and Rocky fired the gun as a warning,
according to the Associated Press. Twelvyy also testified that Rocky had been
carrying a starter pistol for protection for months and the gun fired blanks.
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- ASAP Rocky
Rakim Athelaston Mayers, known professionally as ASAP Rocky, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker.
Date and time of birth: October 3, 1988 (aged 36), Harlem, New York, United States
Partner: Rihanna (2020–)
Parents: Renee Black, Adrianne Meyers
Siblings: Ricky Meyers, Erika B. Meyers
Height: 1.79 m
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The incident was partially captured on surveillance video. Investigators found
no weapons or ammunition on scene, though Relli turned over shell casings he
said he had recovered after the altercation. The defense argued Relli is a man
filled with “jealousy, lies and greed” who was motivated by financial interests
to have Rocky charged with the shooting. After the verdict Tuesday, LA County
District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said in a statement that while it was not
the outcome they were hoping for, they respect the jury’s decision “and the
integrity of our justice system.”
“Our office remains committed to seeking accountability for those who break the
law, no matter their status or influence,” Hochman added. “Fame does not place
anyone above the law, and we will not waver in our pursuit of justice for
victims and the community.
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A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty in
his felony gun trial.
The
verdict was announced Feb. 18 at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice
Center in Los Angeles. The 36-year-old rapper, actor and designer, whose legal
name is Rakim Mayers, hugged his attorneys when the news was announced. The
courtroom erupted in celebration. He faced a maximum sentence of 24 years in
state prison.
Mayers’s
longtime partner Rihanna was present for the verdict, according to Rolling
Stone reporter Nancy Dillon. Rihanna made headlines for being present for
closing statements with the couple's two sons, RZA, 2, and Riot Rose, 1, on
Feb. 13.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) —
A$AP Rocky dove from the defense table into the arms of Rihanna Tuesday as a
clerk read the not guilty verdict at his trial on two felony counts of assault
with a semiautomatic firearm.
On
the eve of trial, Rocky turned down a prosecution offer of just six months in
jail, along with probation and other conditions, if he would plead guilty to
one count.
The
Los Angeles courtroom, full of fans of the hip-hop performer and his singing
superstar partner, exploded into screaming glee as Rocky and Rihanna embraced
and sobbed.
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After
a three-week trial, the jury deliberated for just three hours to reach the
verdict that spared Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, a prison sentence
that could have run more than two decades.
“Thank
y’all for saving my life,” he told the jurors as they left the Los Angeles
courtroom.
Amid
the chaos, it took the clerk a while to read the second not guilty verdict,
though it was very unlikely the jury would split on the counts.
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