The rapper rejected a plea deal and will stand trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in a trial against A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend and could get a decades-long prison sentence if convicted. The 36-year-old has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm,

The hip-hop star, fashion maven and actor is accused of firing a gun at his former friend Relli, born Terell Ephron, on whose testimony prosecutors are pinning their case.

Prosecutors were not exactly thrilled with ASAP Rocky’s legal team introducing a prop gun as the centerpiece of his defense strategy. On Wednesday (Jan. 22), Meghann Cuniff shared that the opening counsel called it a “straight ambush.

Rocky has been named one of the celebrity chairs of the Met Gala in May, and has a major role in a Spike Lee-directed film with Denzel Washington to be released soon after. But his life could be ...

He is accused of firing at a former friend near a Hollywood hotel in 2021, and could get a maximum sentence of 24 years in prison if convicted.

Nearly 100 jurors will pack into a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday with the possibility they’ll serve on the three-week trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend.

The hip-hop star, fashion maven and actor, whose legal name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, is accused of firing a gun at his former friend Relli.

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A$AP Rocky's awaited trial for allegedly shooting Terell Ephron (formerly A$AP Relli) has begun. Here's how we got here.

With partner Rihanna in court in support, Rakim Mayers — a.k.a. rapper ASAP Rocky — faced testimony from his former collaborator, the alleged victim of a 2021 Hollywood shooting.