{"id":89435,"date":"2024-01-09T20:46:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T18:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/us-rapper-aap-rocky-pleads-not-guilty-to-shooting-charges"},"modified":"2024-01-10T00:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T22:04:31","slug":"us-rapper-aap-rocky-pleads-not-guilty-to-shooting-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/us-rapper-aap-rocky-pleads-not-guilty-to-shooting-charges","title":{"rendered":"US Rapper A$AP Rocky pleads not guilty to shooting charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>US Rapper A$AP Rocky pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges in connection to an alleged 2021 shooting of his former friend A$AP Relli, according to <b>People<\/b>. Both rappers are past members of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob.<\/p>\n<p>A judge in Los Angeles, M.L. Villar, had ruled on 20 November 2023 that &#8220;the totality of the video and testimony&#8221; showed there was enough evidence against A$AP Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, for him to stand trial, according to <b>NBC News<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Per NBC News, after the November hearing, A$AP Rocky&#8217;s attorney, Joe Tacopina, said:<\/p>\n<p>In the trial, the L$D rapper is the defendant and A$AP Relli, real name Tyrell Ephron, is the plaintiff.<\/p>\n<p>Rocky has been charged with two counts of allegedly shooting A$AP Relli with a semi-automatic handgun. In a preliminary hearing, Relli stated that he and Rocky had gotten into an altercation on 6 November 2021, according to <b>E!<\/b>. Rocky had pointed a gun at Relli during an argument and fired two shots at him.<\/p>\n<p>Relli had allegedly suffered minor injuries to his left hand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unbeknownst to Mr. Ephron, A$AP Rocky was not just planning for a conversation and came armed with a semi-automatic handgun,&#8221; said Relli&#8217;s attorneys, Jamal Tooson and Brian Hurwitz, in a 2022 statement to <b>Rolling Stone<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After arriving at the location, a conversation ensued whereby without provocation, warning, or any justification, A$AP Rocky produced the handgun and intentionally fired multiple shots at Mr. Ephron,&#8221; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>A$AP Rocky&#8217;s next hearing is scheduled for 6 March.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. US Rapper A$AP Rocky pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges in connection to an alleged 2021 shooting of his former friend A$AP Relli, according to People. Both rappers are past members of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob. A judge in Los Angeles, M.L. 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