A$ap Rocky\u2019s trial is due to continue on Wednesday with the rapper\u2019s accuser giving testimony.<\/p>\n
The trial\u2019s key witness, known by the name A$AP Relli, will provide the trial\u2019s key piece of testimony when he gets back on the stand. On Tuesday, Relli, born Terell Ephron, described the first part of the confrontation and was on the verge of describing the alleged shooting itself when court ended for the day according to AP Entertainment.<\/p>\n
Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. His lawyer says the shots he fired were blanks from a starter pistol that he carried as a prop.<\/p>\n
Relli, a former friend of the rapper said he and Rocky had been members of A$AP, a crew of creators at a New York high school. He said they had been close but their relationship eroded after fame came for Rocky.<\/p>\n
According to his testimony on Tuesday, as reported by AP Entertainment, their relationship had been strained for years and getting worse in the previous days. However, he was still \u201cfurious\u201d when Rocky pulled a gun on him after a scuffle that began the moment the two met up near the W Hotel.<\/p>\n
\u201cI told him to use it. Because mentally I couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d Relli testified. \u201cI physically could not believe there was a gun in my face. That was the breaking point for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said he had expected to argue but reconcile with his old friend, and the last thing he wanted to do was get into a fight that could ruin the modest music management business he had built.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s famous,\u201d Relli said. \u201cI\u2019m nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rocky faces up to 24 years in prison if convicted of the two felony assault charges in the 2021 incident.<\/p>\n
The trial began last week on Friday<\/p>\n
Raised in Harlem, Rocky\u2019s rap songs became a phenomenon on the streets of New York in 2011. He had his mainstream breakthrough when his first studio album went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2013. The second one, in 2015, did the same.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s set to have his biggest career year as a multi-media star. He\u2019s nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video for his song \u201cTailor Swif\u201d.<\/p>\n
In May, he is set to co-chair the 2025 Met Gala alongside big names like Anna Wintour, British race car driver Lewis Hamilton, singer Pharrell Williams and basketball superstar LeBron James.<\/p>\n
Later this year, he is also set to appear in a film directed by Spike Lee called \u201cHighest 2 Lowest\u201d with acting legend Denzel Washington.<\/p>\n
The star was previously given a two-year suspended sentence for his role in a brawl in Stockholm in August 2019.<\/p>\n
The rapper and two members of his entourage were convicted of kicking and beating a 19-year-old man after an argument. They said they acted in self-defence, but the court rejected their argument.<\/p>\n
The case drew worldwide media attention after US President Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to secure Rocky\u2019s release from prison as he awaited trial.<\/p>\n
Rocky is the longtime partner of Rihanna, with whom he has two toddler sons. She has yet to appear at his trial.<\/p>\n
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Sources: AP News Entertainment; BBC News<\/p>\n
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