Verdict comes after former friend A$AP Relli accused rapper of shooting him in Hollywood in 2021

The musician A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of shooting a former friend after an altercation in Hollywood in 2021. The verdict follows a more than two week trial during which the alleged victim, whose stage name is A$AP Relli, testified that Rocky fired two shots from a handgun at him, grazing his knuckles.

The trial began on 24 January, after Rocky, born Rakim Athelston Mayers, turned down a plea offer a few days earlier. If he had been found guilty, Rocky could have faced up to 24 years in prison.