The rapper A $ AP Rocky was found not guilty of having shot a weapon on a former friend.
A jury in Los Angeles acquitted the musician, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, for two accusations of criminal assault that brought up to 24 years in prison.
Terell Ephron said that the Hip-Hop star nominated in the Grammys had opened fire during an argument on a Hollywood street on November 6, 2021, scrapping her joints with one of the shots.
Mr. Mayers, who is also a fashion magnate and the longtime partner of Pop Star Rihanna, denied the accusations, arguing that the weapon was a propeller pistol and that his former friend, who qualified himself From $ AP Relli, was only after money.
While the first non-cultured verdict was read Tuesday, the court sounded with cries and applause. Mr. Mayers rushed to kiss his family, who was sitting behind him.
He hugged his lawyers and seemed to have tears in his eyes while the second non-culpability verdict was read.
“Thank goodness for saving my life,” said Mayers aloud. He thanked the members of the jury for 12 people.
The rapper was arrested for the two accusations of criminal assault after a stormy argument with his former friend in the heart of Hollywood.
Mr. Mayers and Mr. Ephron have known each other from New York high school and were part of the Hip-Hop collective A $ AP MOB.
Their relationship was eroded over time while the career of a $ AP Rocky has taken off.
The authorities said that Mr. Ephron had met Mr. Mayers on November 6, 2021, one day after the pair had disagreed.
They met outside a hotel about a pâté de Maisons des Stars de la Chaussée iconatic of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
A stormy argument ensued.
Mr. Mayers would have taken out a pistol from his belt and pointed him to Mr. Ephron, saying to him: “I’m going to kill you right away.”
“He looked at me in my eyes and pointed out the pistol,” said Ephron.
Mr. Ephron said he told the rapper to shoot the weapon, but Mr. Mayers began to move away.
Leaving, Mr. Ephron followed, shouting.
The prosecutors allegedly allegedly allegedly allegedly, Mr. Mayers had released the pistol and fired several shots, with a bullet that would have touched the joints of Mr. Ephron.
A large part of the trial completed if the firearm in question was a harmless firearm, as said the defense of Mr. Mayers, or a real weapon capable of causing damage, like M. Ephron and the prosecutors said.
The weapon was not recovered by the authorities.
