Rihanna seen at the A$AP Rocky trial for assault with a semiautomatic firearm
Pop star Rihanna was recently seen at A$AP Rocky’s trial on January 30th, where she sat in the gallery. The ‘Diamonds’ vocalist turned up for her husband on the second day of his official trial for the assault of his former friend A$AP Relli.
Rihanna reportedly sat between A$AP Rocky’s sister and mother throughout the trial and watched on as a judge began proceedings. Rocky is facing two felony charges for assault with a semiautomatic firearm after he allegedly fired a gun at Relli in 2021.
On January 30th, A$AP Relli was cross-examined by Rocky’s lawyer and, according to reports, at one point, began shouting at the Live.Love.A$AP creator. As such, a recess was called so that the prosecution’s lawyer could calm him down and give him instructions on how to conduct himself during the examination.
During the trial, Relli allegedly shouted at A$AP Rocky, “You did this to yourself!” The judge was forced to respond sharply, telling the former rapper, “Do not talk to the defendant!” Reports emphasise that throughout proceedings, it was painfully clear that Relli was frustrated by the questions Rocky’s attorney asked.
A$AP Rocky’s lawyers produced screenshots during the trial of Relli’s Instagram after his testimony to prove he did not have a positive relationship with the emcee prior to their altercation. This put Relli’s stories into question.
It was alleged that before the 2021 incident, he had been so alienated by his former crew that his business endeavours had failed, and he had no social media presence at all, thereby, there was no evidence that he was friendly with Rocky in any capacity.
Relli is not only suing A$AP Rocky for the alleged 2021 assault with a firearm but is also suing his defence attorney, Joe Tacopina, for libel following various public statements he made about Relli. Rocky’s legal team have been attempting to highlight that A$AP Relli is merely trying to get money from their client and has insisted the prosecution’s account of what happened has changed over time.
In various statements since pressing charges, Relli has told the public that although details of his story may have shifted over the past three years, his fading memory doesn’t change what fundamentally happened. At the beginning of the trial, Relli persisted, asserting, “A gun was pulled on me. It was pointed at me, and it was fired later.”
Relli has recalled the night in front of the jury detailing that he and Rocky had a fight in a Hollywood street and has insisted that it escalated to a point where his former friend took out a gun and pointed it at him. According to Relli, Rocky as he walked after him, pulled the gun again and then held it in the air.
The judge in the case ruled on Thursday morning that Relli’s social media posts capturing what seems like a luxury lifestyle after the incident would be fair game for questioning. If it made him as distraught as he has detailed previously.