Attorney Joe Tacopina and Deputy District Attorney John Lewin got into a verbal fight during A$AP Rocky's assault trial.
The alleged victim in the assault trial of A$AP Rocky is expected to return to the witness stand as attorneys question him about the night he says he was shot and injured by the rapper-turned-fashion designer.
On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the ANTI singer was present during A$AP Rocky 's ongoing trial at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles. Rocky is accused of firing a semi-automatic handgun at his former friend A$AP Relli in an altercation in November 2021.
A$AP Rocky’s accuser, former friend and the key witness testified that the hip-hop star pulled a gun on him on the streets of Hollywood in 2021.
A$AP Rocky, a rapper-turned-fashion favorite, is on trial in Los Angeles facing felony assault charges that could land him behind bars for more than two decades. Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers,
The rapper spoke to reporters outside the Los Angeles courthouse ahead of his assault trial as Rihanna is expected to be in court.
Cameras are not allowed to show Rihanna in Los Angeles court during A$AP Rocky's felony assault trial since she is seated in the courtroom gallery.
During the second day of A$AP Rocky's assault trial, the man he is accused of shooting at years earlier on a Hollywood sidewalk took the stand and told jurors he was "furious" when the rapper allegedly pulled on a gun on him.
With partner Rihanna in court in support, Rakim Mayers — who raps as ASAP Rocky — faced testimony from his former collaborator, the alleged victim of a 2021 Hollywood shooting.
Rihanna showed up at his Los Angeles trial — where he’s charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm — for the first time on Wednesday, sitting between his sister and mother as his former friend testified about the moment he alleges Rocky fired at him.
Rihanna is throwing her full support behind her partner, A$AP Rocky, as she’s reportedly made plans to physically attend his Wednesday (Jan. 29) criminal trial date.
Opening statements are beginning at the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is accused of firing a handgun at a former friend.