A$AP Rocky and Rihanna's marital status caused some confusion in a Los Angeles courtroom this week. On Wednesday, January 15, Rocky's attorney Joe Tacopina attended a preliminary hearing before jury selection for the rapper's criminal trial begins next week.
Dozens of jurors will return to a Los Angeles courtroom for the possibility of serving on the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend.
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.
Rihanna is said to be panicking that her boy toy, A$AP Rocky, could soon be sent to prison as he goes on trial Tuesday on felony assault charges.
A$AP Rocky accessorized his Bottega Veneta Large Cabat tote bag with four "R" clips representing Rihanna and their two kids.
ASAP Rocky appeared at a Los Angeles courthouse on Tuesday (Jan. 21) as jury selection began in his criminal assault trial. The 35-year-old artist, born Rakim Mayers, is facing two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm stemming from an alleged altercation in Nov. 2021.
A$AP Rocky's felony assault trial for allegedly shooting his former friend A$AP Relli begins on January 21 in Los Angeles.
The outlet claims Rocky’s plea deal consisted of three years of probation, a seven-year suspended prison sentence, and 180 days served in county jail, if plead guilty to one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Instead, Rocky wants to present his defense.
Lawyers for A$AP Rocky criticized the lack of Black people in the Los Angeles jury pool in the rapper's assault case.
A$AP Rocky rejected a plea deal from prosecutors for allegedly assaulting a former A$AP Mob group member in 2021.
Los Angeles prosecutors have resumed questioning of potential jurors, focusing on their attitudes towards police and celebrities.