On Tuesday, 18 February 2025, a Los Angeles jury found Grammy-nominated rapper A$AP Rocky not guilty of two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic weapon in a 2021 altercation with another hip-hop artist in Hollywood.
Rocky, the father of two sons and the boyfriend of singer Rihanna, truned around and jumped head first in the audience after the verdict was read. In the courtroom he hugged supporters as loud cheers filled the room.
Rocky was accused of pointing a hadngun at a former friend, Terell Ephron, during an argument, then fired the gun twice in Ephron’s direction during a second confrontation. Both incident occured on November 6, 2021.
According to Ephron, he suffered a minor injury when his knuckles were grazed by a bullet.
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Rocky’s defense attorneys said the gun involved in the incident was a prop gun the artist had used in a music video and that it fired only blanks. They also said Ephron was the aggressor in the confrontation.
