A$AP Rocky Assault Trial
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The decision in A$AP Rocky‘s assault trial was simply introduced — Rocky has been discovered not responsible.
Rocky’s accomplice and mom of his two sons, Rihanna, was sobbing, and gave Rocky’s protection legal professional, Joe Tacopina, a giant hug. Because the jurors exited one after the other, Rocky mentioned to them … “Thanks for saving my life.”
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Exterior the courtroom, Rocky thanked God and the jury for permitting him to be a free man … telling reporters and followers he was joyful to place the authorized saga behind him.
Rihanna was there by Rocky’s facet, simply as she was in court docket … when he jumped into the gallery to hug her after the decision was learn. Rihanna didn’t speak to reporters and after some transient feedback from Rocky, the couple meandered by a throng of reporters and escaped of their black SUV.
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Joe held court docket after his shopper left and ripped the prosecution and its star witness A$AP Relli … saying Relli, not Rocky, is the true felony right here … claiming Rocky perjured himself a number of occasions throughout the trial and urging the D.A. to go after Relli subsequent.
Tacopina mentioned he was joyful for Rocky, RiRi and their two children … relaying the household is able to transfer on from the trial.
The Los Angeles jury started deliberations Tuesday morning after closing arguments had been accomplished Friday afternoon … the rapper was charged with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic weapon, and Rocky would have confronted a attainable 24-year jail sentence if he had been discovered responsible.
A$AP Rocky — authorized identify Rakim Mayers — was arrested in 2022, accused of firing a gun at former affiliate and pal A$AP Relli outdoors a resort in Hollywood in 2021. Rocky turned down a plea deal from prosecutors final month.
2/3/25
Rocky’s protection legal professional, Joe Tacopina, maintained his shopper couldn’t have shot Relli — authorized identify Terell Ephron — as a result of Rocky solely carried a prop gun with him on the time. Relli testified his knuckles were scraped by a bullet.
Relli’s testimony got heated at occasions … with fireworks popping off between himself and Tacopina.
2/7/25
Rocky chose not to testify … although his voice was heard in court docket when he yelled at his pal A$AP Twelvyy “Do not say!!!” when prosecutors requested him on the stand what “AWGE” stands for. AWGE is the identify of Rocky’s inventive company with “Combat Membership”-level secrecy guidelines connected to it.
Rihanna performed a background position within the proceedings — potential jurors had been requested throughout the choice course of whether or not they’d heard of A$AP or Rihanna, listened to their music, or downloaded any of their songs. A jury of seven girls and 5 males had been chosen … none of them Black.
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Rihanna attended the proceedings a number of days over the course of the trial, sitting with Rocky’s mom and sister within the courtroom gallery, even bringing the couple’s kids one morning.
