A$AP Rocky’s felony gun trial begins. How much jail time does he face? Will Rihanna appear in court? What we know.

Posted on January 27, 2025

The trial of A$AP Rocky (real name: Rakim Mayers) for allegedly firing a gun at a former friend in November 2021 is underway in Los Angeles, after he turned down a final prosecution plea offer of 180 days in jail.

The hip-hop singer, actor and designer is charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, stemming from an alleged dispute with A$AP Relli (real name: Terell Ephron) outside a hotel in Hollywood, Calif. Mayers, who shares two children with the singer and designer Rihanna, pleaded not guilty twice.

On Jan. 21, Mayers declined the prosecution’s offer to plead guilty to one of the two counts and to receive a recommended seven-year suspended sentence, three years of probation and a six-month jail term, according to the Associated Press.

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