A$AP Rocky: Rihanna’s partner charged with assault

Rihanna’s partner A$AP Rocky has been charged with assault. He is said to have shot his former friend.

US rapper A$AP Rocky (33) – bourgeois Rakim Mayers – is charged with assault. He is said to have shot his former boyfriend A$AP Relli – real name Terell Ephron – during an argument in Hollywood in November.

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón announced the charges against the 33-year-old “DMB” rapper on Monday. A$AP Rocky faces two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm and allegations of using a firearm himself.

“Firing a firearm in a public place is a serious offense that could have had tragic consequences not only for the person who was shot but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood,” Gascón said. “My office thoroughly reviewed the evidence in this case and determined that the addition of a specific firearms allegation was warranted.” The indictment hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.

arrest in April

A$AP Rocky was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on April 20, just weeks before the birth of their child with superstar Rihanna (34). The couple had arrived on a private plane from Barbados. The musician was later released on $550,000 bail.

The alleged shooting occurred on November 6 of last year, as reported by “People” magazine. After a “heated discussion in Hollywood” and the “ensuing confrontation”, Rocky reportedly fired twice in the victim’s direction. The Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery and Homicide Division is investigating the case.

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna went public with their relationship in May 2021. The two musicians finally made their red carpet debut at the Met Gala in fall 2021 in New York. Their first child together was born in mid-May 2022.

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