They could decide Rocky was not guilty because he only fired blanks from a prop gun taken from a music video set, as the defense argued, or that he acted in self-defense.

A$AP Rocky was found not guilty in his assault trial stemming from a 2021 altercation with a childhood friend.

Jurors found Rocky, a rapper and the longtime partner of Rihanna, not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021. He could have faced up to 24 years in prison.

A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty after a three-week trial. The rapper faced two charges of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

A$AP Rocky was found not guilty of assault with a semiautomatic firearm stemming from an alleged 2021 altercation with his former friend Terell Ephron a.k.a. A$AP Relli.

A$AP Rocky was found not guilty on two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm stemming from an argument with childhood friend and bandmate Terell Ephron — also known as A$AP Relli — in ...

Rapper A$AP Rocky was found not guilty Tuesday of firing a handgun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021.

A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm Tuesday following a nearly month-long trial in downtown Los Angeles.

They could decide Rocky was not guilty because he only fired blanks from a prop gun taken from a music video set, as the defense argued, or that he acted in self-defense.

Rocky pleaded not guilty to the charges and faced up to 24 years in prison if convicted, though prosecutors sought an eight-year sentence.

Credit: AP/Patrick T. Fallon They could decide Rocky was not guilty because he only fired blanks from a prop gun taken from a music video set, as the defense argued, or that he acted in self-defense.