November 21st 2023.
A$AP Rocky, the 35-year-old Grammy-nominated American rapper whose real name is Rakim Mayers, could face up to nine years in jail if found guilty in a case against him. The charges stem from an alleged incident two years ago involving Mayers and a former friend, Terell Ephron.
The preliminary hearing took place on Monday, and Mayers, who shares two children with Rihanna, pleaded not guilty to two felony accounts of assault with a firearm. Ephron, who was part of Mayers' hip-hop collective A$AP Mob, has since filed a lawsuit claiming he was lured to an obscure location outside the W Hotel in Los Angeles on November 6 2021, where an exchange of heated words ended with Mayers allegedly pulling out a gun and firing multiple shots. The lawsuit also claims that Ephron's left hand was struck by bullet fragments and required medical attention, and he is seeking £20,000 in damages.
Mayers was arrested in April 2022 at Los Angeles Airport after returning from a trip to Barbados with his then-pregnant girlfriend Rihanna, who was reportedly shocked as she watched the scene unfold. The judge's decision to make Mayers stand trial was based on whether the case had sufficient evidence, and not whether a crime was committed. The court will now decide on the matter.
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