Rapper A$AP Rocky has chosen to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to silence and will not testify in his trial regarding allegations he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator. Rocky's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, previously stated his client was eager to tell his side of the story, but ultimately deemed testifying too risky. The prosecution alleges Rocky fired a gun at Terell Ephron (A$AP Relli) outside a Hollywood parking garage in November 2021. The defense claims the gun was a starter pistol used as a prop and suggests Ephron's motivation stems from jealousy and greed.
A$AP Rocky will not give evidence at his trial over allegations he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator. In court in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the 36-year-old rapper was asked by Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold if he had discussed the issue with his lawyers. 'Absolutely, your honour,' Rocky replied, saying he would invoke America's Fifth Amendment right to silence. 'I want my right not to testify.
Ephron has been driven by 'jealousy, lies and greed', he told the court. 'Non-lethal form of self-defence' On Monday, Rocky's tour manager Lou Levin became the second witness from his inner circle to testify that he carried a fake gun for security. The star's house had previously been broken into by a stalker and others, he said, so he told him it made sense to carry it.
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