A$AP Rocky’s fate was in the hands of 12 jurors heading into the Valentine’s Day weekend. The “Fashion Killa,” artist was charged with airing several rounds at his longtime friend and one-time bandmate A$AP Relli.
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After less than two days of deliberation, the jury came back with a verdict on Tuesday, February 18. Rocky was found not guilty on all charges and went home to his family, a fully freedman.
Rihanna Snaps at Fan Over A$AP Rocky Question
Following the verdict A$AP Rocky answered questions from press members on the steps of the courtroom. But one of the questions aimed at the rapper during the Q&A caught the attention of his beau Rihanna and not in a good way.
“A$AP how does it feel losing your childhood best friend,” a person shouted toward the rap star.
An obviously perturbed and disturbed Rihanna nearly snapped her neck turning around and snarling at the person before asking.
“How you think it feels?”
The fan did not respond.
rihanna had to check someone for asking a weird af question 😭
— cherise johnson (@yourCheriseAmor) February 19, 2025
random: “Asap how does it feel losing your childhood best friend?”
rihanna: “how do u think it feels?” 😒 pic.twitter.com/6O5GnwCEOb
The case involving the two bandmates stemmed from a 2021 dispute. A$AP Relli believed that Rocky had failed to pay for one of their childhood friends’ funeral and became upset with the rap star. That led to a heated back-and-forth between the two A$AP Mob members which ended in gunplay. But ultimately there was just not enough evidence that warranted a guilty conviction from the jury.
As he walked out of the courtroom Rocky thanked the jury for saving his life.
“Thank y’all for saving my life,” he said.
Following the verdict, the rap star paid homage to the jury for making the correct decision in the trial during a post-verdict press conference.
“First of all, I got to thank God. We want to thank God first, you know what I’m saying?” Rocky said during the February 18 press conference. “And I really want to thank the jury for making the right decision. I’m just so thankful. This is crazy right now.”
