Rocky was facing two felony assault charges stemming from a shooting incident that occurred outside of the W Hotel in Hollywood. On Nov. 6, 2021, Rocky and Ephron had a confrontation on Hollywood ...

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.

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 was found not guilty on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm following a nearly four-week trial in Los Angeles.

Rocky’s defense team insisted that the gun in question was only a prop that shot blanks, an assertion backed by several witnesses although the gun itself was not found, according to media reports.

They said the two men met up in Hollywood on Nov. 6, 2021, and after a scuffle Rocky pulled the gun and fired twice at Relli, who said one of the shots grazed his knuckle but was not seriously hurt.

Jurors found A$AP 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 ...

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 gestures out of the window of a vehicle while leaving court after he was found not guilty in his trial Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles.

A$AP Rocky, center right, speaks next to attorney Chad Seigel after he was found not guilty in his trial Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles.

A$AP Rocky, center right, speaks next to attorney Chad Seigel after he was found not guilty in his trial Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles.

A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty in a shooting trial. Here’s what to know about the case ...