A$AP Rocky has been in court docket for weeks, with Rihanna by his facet, going through allegations of involvement in a 2021 capturing. Following the trial, he was acquitted of all costs.
The rapper, who was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department at LAX in August 2022, had beforehand declined a pre-trial plea deal that will have resulted in a six-month sentence. He additionally refused to plead responsible, although he confronted the danger of a number of years in jail.
Now that the decision is in, right here’s every part it is advisable to learn about his involvement, the costs, and different key particulars of his case.
What Was ASAP Rocky Charged With?
A$AP Rocky, whose actual identify is Rakim Mayers, was charged with two felony accounts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He had an altercation in California in 2021, together with his former collaborator, A$AP Relli, whose actual identify is Terell Ephron, in response to CourtTV. A$AP Relli shared in court docket: “[A$AP Rocky] turned around and then it was like ‘BOOM!’ The whole thing was like a movie. He kind of like pointed down and he shot the first shot. I felt my hand hot. I was hit. Or I was grazed. I didn’t have a hole or nothing,” per CourtTV. A$AP Rocky’s lawyer claimed that his consumer didn’t use an actual gun, and that the photographs have been really blanks from a starter pistol that the rapper carries as a prop. Seven law enforcement officials searched the scene and didn’t discover any proof. However, A$AP Relli introduced them two shell casings that he allegedly discovered himself on the similar spot.
Is ASAP Rocky Going to Jail?
In 2022, A$AP Rocky was arrested and confronted as much as 24 years in jail. He pleaded not responsible to the costs and was provided a plea deal that will have resulted in a 180-day jail sentence, however he rejected the supply.
Now, after a jury decided he was not responsible in his 2025 trial, Rocky will keep away from jail time. He expressed his gratitude to the 12-person jury, which included seven ladies and 5 males, saying, “Thank y’all for saving my life.”
Are ASAP Rocky & Rihanna Still Together?
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna are going sturdy, and the singer confirmed her man help within the courtroom. The love birds first carried out collectively at MTV’s VMA Awards, in 2012. In 2013, A$AP Rocky joined the star as her opener throughout her Diamonds tour in America. Also, Rihanna starred in A$AP Rocky’s “Fashion Killa” music video the identical yr. Fast ahead to 2019, the duo made their first pink carpet-appearance collectively on the British Fashion Awards. A yr later, People confirmed their relationship. In 2021, A$AP Rocky lovingly referred to as Rihanna “the love of his life,” sharing with GQ: “[Life is] so much better when you got ‘the One.’ She amounts to probably, like, a million of the other ones. I think when you know, you know. She’s the One.”
The joyful couple welcomed their first little one in 2022, a son named RZA, and their second son, Riot Rose Mayers, a yr later. A$AP Rocky shared with Dazed, what sort of father or mother he wished to be: “I will always remind my children to never lose their imagination, even as adults, no matter what. I actually love to watch cartoons – I’ve watched like, Teletubbies, Blue’s Clues, Yo Gabba Gabba, Peppa Pig and Baby Shark. I hope to raise open-minded children. Not people who discriminate. And I’m not trying to describe a saint, but realistically, I just want a cool child with cool parents.”