LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A$AP Rocky was carrying a harmless prop gun from a music video on the night he allegedly shot a former friend in Hollywood, his lawyer told court Friday, as his trial on assault charges got under way.

The Harlem MC faces multiple counts of assault related to an incident where he allegedly shot at a friend near a Hollywood hotel in 2021.

Nearly a hundred jurors packed into a Los Angeles courtroom with the possibility they'll serve on the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend.

A$AP Rocky created a stir with his entourage and designer looks as he was supported by his mom – but not his girlfriend Rihanna – at his gun trial this week. The rapper has pleaded not

A jury of five men and seven women has been seated for the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend.

An assault trial begins on Friday against rapper A$AP Rocky, who is accused of firing a gun at a former friend in Los Angeles. The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, faces 24 years in prison if convicted on two felony assault charges in the 2021 incident near a Hollywood hotel.

Grammy-winning rapper A$AP Rocky is accused of firing two bullets at his childhood friend, A$AP Relli. Rocky claims the gun was a prop gun filled with blanks.

A$AP Rocky's lawyer is claiming that the gun involved in a November 2021 altercation with A$AP Relli was nothing more than a "prop gun" for the purpose of scaring off potential threats.

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A$AP Rocky's awaited trial for allegedly shooting Terell Ephron (formerly A$AP Relli) has begun. Here's how we got here.

The hip-hop star, fashion maven and actor is accused of firing a gun at his former friend Relli, born Terell Ephron, on whose testimony prosecutors are pinning their case.