Jurors found Rocky, a rapper and the longtime partner of Rihanna, not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021. He could have faced up to 24 years in prison.
A$AP Rocky, a rapper and longtime partner of Rihanna, was found not guilty of felony assault with a firearm. Jurors determined he did not fire a gun at a former friend in Hollywood in 2021. The defense argued Rocky used blanks from a prop gun and possibly acted in self-defense. After the verdict, Rocky, who faced up to 24 years in prison, embraced Rihanna. The jury deliberated for three hours. This acquittal comes amid a significant period in Rocky's career, following his 2019 assault conviction in Sweden.
