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A$AP Rocky may take the risk of testifying at his felony assault trial

  • Rapper A$AP Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, is accused of shooting at former friend A$AP Relli, real name Terell Ephron, in 2021 during a trial for felony assault.
  • Mayers has pleaded not guilty and claims he was holding a prop gun, according to his lawyers.
  • The defense rested its case without calling Rocky to testify, and he faces up to 24 years in prison if convicted.
  • Rocky would likely testify that the gun he fired was a starter pistol that only fired blanks, which he carried for security.
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A$AP Rocky Tour Manager Claims Missing Prop Gun Returned to Music Video Co-Director

A$AP Rocky’s longtime tour manager appeared at the rapper’s gun assault trial in Los Angeles Monday and claimed he knows what happened to the purported prop pistol Rocky said he fired during an argument with a former friend on a Hollywood street corner three years ago. Louis Levin told jurors that two months after Rocky had the Nov. 6, 2021 confrontation with A$AP Relli, Levin took custody of the prop gun and carried it with him on a private j…

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A$AP Rocky may take the risk of testifying at his felony assault trial

Rapper A$AP Rocky may take the stand in his own defense at his trial on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The attorneys at the hip-hop star's

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A$AP Rocky yells out to witness in the middle of court testimony

Rapper A$AP Rocky interjected while a key witness testified during his gun assault trial.

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Deep Dive Into A$AP Rocky's Case

Vinnie Politan investigates the case against A$AP Rocky including the evidence in the alleged shooting of A$AP Relli. (02/07/25)

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Court TV broke the news in on Monday, February 10, 2025.
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