A$AP Rocky is the celebrity in the room, but A$AP Relli will star at his trial. The hip-hop star, fashion maven and actor, whose legal name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, is accused of firing a gun at his former friend Relli,

A$AP Rocky faces two gun charges after allegedly firing a gun at A$AP Relli in November 2021. Here’s what to know about the trial which began .

The rapper and globe-trotting fashion fixture stands accused of firing shots at a onetime friend. His long-awaited trial in the case has already provided tabloid fodder.

The 36-year-old artist faces two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm stemming from a 2021 incident in which he is accused of firing a gun at his former friend, Terell Ephron, also known as A$AP Relli.

A$AP Rocky has declined a plea deal in his Hollywood assault case. Rolling Stone reports that the rapper’s trial, stemming from an alleged 2021 shooting incident involving himself and A$AP Relli, kicked off on Tuesday (Jan. 21).

A$AP Rocky’s long-delayed trial on assault charges will begin Tuesday with jury selection in Los Angeles.

A$AP Rocky arrives at an L.A. courthouse for his trial on felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, for firing a gun at a former friend.