Rihanna attended A$AP Rocky’s dramatic final arguments in the felony assault trial, where the rapper faced allegations of firing real bullets or blanks in a Hollywood altercation in 2021.
The high-stakes trial reached a pivotal moment as prosecutors made their closing statements, leaving it to the jury to decide if A$AP Rocky, or Rakim Mayers, used a real gun or just blanks during the incident with A$AP Relli.
Defense attorneys claim Rocky only used a prop gun that shot blanks, while prosecutors stressed the key question for the jury to answer.
As the jury gears up to deliberate and a potential 24-year prison sentence looms over Rocky, contrasting narratives about the alleged assault were presented throughout the trial. Prosecutors portrayed Rocky’s actions as deliberate violence, countered by the defense discrediting Relli's claims of financial motives.
During the emotionally charged closing arguments, Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney Przelomiec emphasized that Relli's personal life and social media presence should not sway the decision-making process, urging the jury to focus on whether Rocky possessed a real gun on that fateful day.
Despite maintaining silence during the trial and declining to testify, Rocky may have self-defense considered as a viable motive in the verdict, as Judge Herriford instructed the jury.
In a poignant courtroom scene, global superstar Rihanna, accompanied by one of her children and Rocky’s mother, stood by her partner, bolstering the rapper with her unwavering support, adding an extra layer of intrigue to an already compelling legal saga.