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Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

A$AP Rocky's assault case heads to trial after LA judge rejects dismissal motion

The rapper and partner of megastar Rihanna is charged with two counts of first-degree assault for a November 2021 confrontation with a longtime friend.

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Aug 02, 2024
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Rapper A$AP Rocky leaves the criminal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 20, 2023. (Photo by Meghann M. Cuniff)

A judge in Los Angeles on Friday declined to dismiss assault charges against rapper A$AP Rocky, clearing the way for a trial over a 2021 confrontation with a longtime friend in Hollywood.

Lawyer Joe Tacopina argued the judge in Rocky’s p…

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