A$AP Rocky Charged With Assault In Alleged A$AP Relli Hollywood Shooting

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The reported victim is said to be attending “intensive therapy” after his altercation with Rocky.

In the latest update from A$AP Rocky’s alleged Hollywood shooting, the father of one is now officially facing criminal charges after reportedly firing multiple shots at his former friend late last year. According to TMZ, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon announced on Monday (August 15) that his office has charged the Testing artist with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

Prosecuters claim that the New York native pointed a gun at a man during a heated discussion in November of 2021, and though no shots were fired then, during a follow-up confrontation the 33-year-old is said to have pulled the trigger and fired two shots in the alleged victim’s direction.

A$AP Rocky Charged With Assault In Alleged A$AP Relli Hollywood Shooting
 
A$AP Rocky attends Milan Fashion Week in 2020 — Victor Boyko/Getty Images

Rocky was arrested for the incident in April of this year, when he and then-pregnant girlfriend Rihanna were returning from a vacation in Barbados. At the time, cops were waiting for the “Fashion Killa” when he got off his private jet at LAX.

He made bail and has been free ever since, although A$AP Relli (a former friend who claims to be the victim) is now suing Rakim Mayers for assault and battery. According to reports, Relli was hit with bullet fragments and suffered injuries as a result of the shooting.

As the LAPD continues to investigate, the victim’s legal team has also shared that their client has had to undergo “intensive therapy” after receiving death threats and being labelled a “rat” and “snitch” for telling on A$AP Rocky – read more about that here, and tap back in with HNHH later for more hip-hop news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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