Overview

• Terell Ephron, known as A$AP Relli, is representing himself after telling the court he has spent more than $500,000 on prior legal fees.
• Judge Randolph M. Hammock advised Ephron to consider dismissing the defamation case or seeking a deal to avoid a potential fee award.
• Rocky’s pending anti‑SLAPP motion argues the statements at issue were protected speech and could result in roughly $50,000 in attorneys’ fees if it succeeds.
• The court scheduled the anti‑SLAPP hearing for October 23 and ordered Ephron to file any opposition by that date whether or not he secures new counsel.
• The defamation claim targets Rocky and his lawyer Joe Tacopina over remarks labeling Ephron a liar and extortionist, while a separate civil assault case is set for trial in January.