1 day ago · The rapper’s trial began Friday after he turned down a plea deal which would have required him to plead guilty to one of two felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in exchange ...

2 days ago · The rapper rejected a plea deal and faces trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood. ... President Trump took an interest in the case, calling for Rocky’s ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Opening statements at the Los Angeles trial of the 36-year-old hip-hop superstar and fashion maven will begin Friday after the 12 jurors and four alternates are sworn in. Rocky turned down a prosecution plea offer of 180 days in jail to risk years in prison if the jurors find him guilty of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

13 hours ago · Rihanna showed up at his Los Angeles trial — where he’s charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm — for the first time on Wednesday, sitting between his sister ...

1 day ago · When Rocky walked away, he testified that he followed and shouted after him, until the shots were fired. Rocky’s lawyer says the shots he fired were not even from a real gun — they were blanks from a starter pistol that he carried as a prop. The lawyer said Relli knew this, and that was why he was so fearless walking after him.

Jan 23, 2025 · The rapper rejected a plea deal and will stand trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood. ... Will Rocky’s legal history come up in this trial? Rocky was a ...

1 day ago · Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Athelston Mayers, could get up to 24 years in prison if he’s convicted of two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm.

Jan 24, 2025 · The hip-hop star, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, was charged on Aug. 15, 2022 with two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm for allegedly firing a handgun twice in the direction of ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Rocky has been named one of the celebrity chairs of the Met Gala in May, and has a major role in a Spike Lee-directed film with Denzel Washington to be released soon after. But his life could be upended with a conviction. Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold has said he hopes to seat a jury quickly, and is keeping strict limits on …

Jan 21, 2025 · According to Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, whose office is prosecuting this case, the alleged assault with a firearm was against a former friend of Mayers and took place in ...