Overview

• A$AP Rocky is on trial for two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, stemming from an alleged 2021 shooting involving former friend A$AP Relli in Hollywood.
• Rocky declined a plea deal that would have included jail time and probation, opting instead to defend his innocence in court.
• Relli claims Rocky's shots grazed his knuckles, but the defense has raised questions about the evidence, including shell casings provided by Relli that reportedly do not match Rocky's registered weapons.
• Rocky's lawyers argue the gun used was a starter pistol with blanks, while also challenging the lack of racial diversity in the jury pool in Los Angeles, a notably diverse city.
• Rihanna, Rocky's partner and mother of their two children, has attended the trial, which has featured heated exchanges between attorneys and contentious testimony from Relli.