The rapper allegedly fired two shots at a former friend during a fight in 2021. He is the boyfriend of Rihanna, with whom he has two children
The trial of the American rapper A$AP Rocky36-year-old accused of assault with a firearm could be videotaped, Judge Mark S. Arnold, who is in charge of the case, ruled. “I believe the public has a right to see what happens in court,” the judge said.
The trial, initially scheduled for November 12th in a Los Angeles court, which should last about two weeks, has been postponed to January 21st next year, as requested by the rapper’s lawyers in the hearing held on Tuesday 22nd. the reason is that he will be headlining the Rolling Loud festival in Thailand in November.
A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Meyersis accused of assault and possession of a firearm during an alleged shooting that took place in Hollywood, United States, in November 2021. The rapper allegedly fired two shots at his former friend, A$AP Relli, during a fight, causing him to “injury”. get him,” according to police.
He was arrested in April 2022 at Los Angeles airport, after disembarking from a private jet, but was released after paying bail of around $550,000 (around R$3.14 million at current exchange rates). He has pleaded not guilty.
A$AP is her boyfriend Rihannawith whom he has two children, RZA, 2 years old, and Riot, 1. The judge asked the lawyer Joe Tacopina, of the rapper’s defense, if the singer intends to attend the trial, so that he can take the appropriate measures of safety. The lawyer said he doesn’t know, but that the singer probably won’t be present every day of the trial.
Outside the courthouse where the hearing was held, Tacopina told the press that he was confident the rapper would clear his name. Despite the delay, Mayers is said to be “looking forward to going to court. Having this weight on his head is not something he wants.”
The rapper had already been arrested previously, after being involved in a brawl in Sweden, in June 2019. He had been convicted of assault by the country’s courts at the time, but released from prison after the trial.
Source: Terra
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