Rapper A$AP Rocky was found not guilty Tuesday of two assault charges, avoiding a potential prison sentence of about 24 years after turning down a plea deal last month that would have put him in jail for 180 days.

The verdict was delivered Tuesday in Los Angeles. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon – Pool/Getty Images)

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Rakim Meyers, best known by his stage name A$AP Rocky, was found not guilty of two counts of first-degree assault with a semiautomatic firearm after being accused of firing a gun at his former friend and fellow rapper A$AP Relli during a confrontation in 2021.

A$AP Relli, also known as Terell Ephron, told jurors during the trial his hand was grazed by a bullet Meyers fired from a gun, with Meyers’ lawyer, Joe Tacopina, arguing the rapper was carrying a prop gun incapable of firing real bullets.

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