The American rapper is not legally required to evidence, and subjecting a defendant to cross-examination is often a major risk in criminal cases.

In some of these shots, Rocky wears a $4,000 Saint Laurent trench coat and crimson tie; in others he wears a vast Gucci cashmere coat, despite Los Angeles’s temperate climes. He’s flanked by thickset bodyguards and steps toward the camera looking self-assured and placid.

A$AP Rocky is facing a recommended sentence of eight years in prison if found guilty of his charges of two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He turned down a plea deal that would have seen him do 180 days in county jail.

Rihanna appeared in Los Angeles court earlier today to support ASAP Rocky as he stands trial for felony assault charges stemming from a 2021 shooting incident in Hollywood.

A$AP Twelvyy testified Friday that A$AP Relli was the aggressor and knew Rocky couldn't fire real bullets from the gun in his waistband

A$AP Rocky's longtime friend and collaborator testified at his Los Angeles trial Friday that the hip-hop star fired a starter pistol that he carried as a prop during a scuffle with a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021.

Rocky did not want ASAP Twelvyy to explain what the letters AWGE stood for when a lawyer asked during his testimony. On Friday, the prosecution in Flacko's trial presented a photo of the rapper's bed with the letters AWGE stitched into the material and asked Twelvyy if he knew what the letters meant.

A$AP Relli was the aggressor in his heated exchange with A$AP Rocky and Relli told Rocky to squeeze the trigger on the fake gun he was holding ... at least according to A$AP Twelvyy.