A$AP Rocky pleads not guilty in assault case as fight over defamation lawsuit w/ Tacopina looms

The rapper and partner of megastar Rihanna is represented by prominent lawyer Joe Tacopina, who promised reporters today that Rocky will be acquitted of both charges.

Rapper A$AP Rocky leaves the criminal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Photo by Meghann M. Cuniff/Splash News)

A$AP Rocky pleaded not guilty to two felonies today in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Legal name Rakim Mayers, 35-year-old rapper is due back in court on March 6 for a pre-trial conference for the first-degree assa…