LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A$AP Rocky was carrying a harmless prop gun from a music video on the night he allegedly shot a former friend in Hollywood, his lawyer told court Friday, as his trial on assault charges got under way.

The Harlem MC faces multiple counts of assault related to an incident where he allegedly shot at a friend near a Hollywood hotel in 2021.

Nearly a hundred jurors packed into a Los Angeles courtroom with the possibility they'll serve on the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend.

A$AP Rocky created a stir with his entourage and designer looks as he was supported by his mom – but not his girlfriend Rihanna – at his gun trial this week. The rapper has pleaded not

A$AP Rocky's attorney revealed if his client and Rihanna are legally married during the rapper's felony assault trial in Los Angeles.

An assault trial begins on Friday against rapper A$AP Rocky, who is accused of firing a gun at a former friend in Los Angeles. The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, faces 24 years in prison if convicted on two felony assault charges in the 2021 incident near a Hollywood hotel.

Dozens of jurors will return to a Los Angeles courtroom for the possibility of serving on the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend

Thomas "Tommy" Zizzo Jr., an LAPD officer and son of "RHOBH" star Erika Jayne, testifies against A$AP Rocky in his felony assault trial on January 24.

Opening arguments were expected to begin Friday in the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with pulling a gun on a former friend during an argument in Hollywood. The 36-year-old, who has two children with singer Rihanna,

The hip-hop star, fashion maven and actor, whose legal name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, is accused of firing a gun at his former friend Relli, born Terell Ephron, on whose testimony prosecutors are pinning their case.

A$AP Rocky's awaited trial for allegedly shooting Terell Ephron (formerly A$AP Relli) has begun. Here's how we got here.