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

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.

Los Angeles prosecutors have resumed questioning of potential jurors, focusing on their attitudes towards police and celebrities.

A jury of five men and seven women has been seated for the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend. Opening

Jury selection began Tuesday after the 36-year-old Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, turned down a deal offering 180 days in jail, a seven-year suspended sentence, and three years probation if he would plead guilty to one of the two counts.

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.

A$AP Rocky rejected a plea deal from prosecutors for allegedly assaulting a former A$AP Mob group member in 2021.

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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.

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 ...

LOS ANGELES – Jury selection is set 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 ...