Prosecutors began laying out their case Friday against hip-hop star ASAP Rocky, aka Rakim Mayers, in a 2021 shooting incident in Hollywood. If convicted, Mayers faces nearly 20 years in prison.
Rihanna made her courthouse debut as she supported partner A$AP Rocky on Wednesday, Jan. 29 amid his ongoing trial in Los Angeles. The “Diamonds” singer, 36, dressed in all black while sitting between Rocky’s mother,
Rakim Mayers, better known as the rapper ASAP Rocky, will headline the Rolling Loud festival and serve as a chair of the Met Gala this year — as long as he dodges a conviction at his trial for a 2021 Hollywood shooting.
Rocky’s lawyer thinks ASAP Relli, born Terell Ephron, is in it for the cash. On Friday (Jan. 24), during opening statements in his gun assault trial, defense attorney Joseph Tacopina claimed the bullets fired during the incident were just “warning shots.
The couple that has two young sons together arrived at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse on Wednesday morning.
In 2012, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky performed their hit "Cockiness" at the MTV Video Music Awards, and their number was so good it deserved a trophy. This wouldn't be the last time the two shared the stage as they went on tour together in 2013.
As the assault trial unfolds, explosive messages shed light on the tensions between the rapper and his accuser.
Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Athelston Mayers, has been standing trial on two felony charges that he fired a handgun at the former friend.
A$AP Rocky declined a plea agreement from prosecutors ahead of his gun assault trial because he thought it would kill his career. Prosecutors recently offered the rap star a plea deal that would've required him to plead guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic weapon.
LOS ANGELES — A$AP Rocky is at a crossroads. He could soar to new heights of celebrity in 2025, or be brought back to earth quickly by a trial starting Tuesday that ...
A$AP Rocky's felony assault trial in Los Angeles raises concerns as the jury consists entirely of non-Black individuals.