A$AP Rocky was cleared on Tuesday of all charges in a felony assault trial. After a three-week trial, a Los Angeles jury, found the rapper not guilty on all counts.
The hip-hop star gratefully hugged his lawyers after the verdict was read. His partner, Rihanna, with whom he shares two children, was also in the courtroom.
Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, was charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and faced up to 24 years in prison if convicted.
The jury had to reach a unanimous verdict about whether Rocky fired two shots at a former friend A$AP Relli near the W Hotel on Hollywood Blvd. on Nov. 6 2021.
In 2019, the “Fashion Killa” rapper was charged with assault in Sweden: At the time, several celebrities came to his defense, including the president at the time, Donald Trump.
Watch the moment when A$AP Rocky is found not guilty in the video above.