Opening statements are beginning at the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is accused of firing a handgun at a former friend.
The rapper rejected a plea deal and will stand trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood.
As jury selection began, prosecutors asked potential jurors if they were fans of Rihanna or purchased any products from her Fenty fashion and beauty line.
Newsweek takes a look into the lives of A$AP Rocky's mother, father, sister, and brother amid the rapper Los Angeles felony assault trial.
Legal experts tell Newsweek about the "very risky" impact a female firearms instructor from Los Angeles on the jury in A$AP Rocky's assault trial could have.
Lawyers for A$AP Rocky criticized the lack of Black people in the Los Angeles jury pool in the rapper's assault case.
Rev. Al Sharpton is raising concerns about the lack of Black jurors in A$AP Rocky's upcoming trial for assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
Dozens of jurors will return to a Los Angeles courtroom for the possibility of serving on the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend.
A judge said he expects a jury to be chosen Thursday in the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is facing assault charges ...