Rakim Mayers, better known as A$AP Rocky, was acquitted on Tuesday. He had faced up to 24 years in prison if convicted on all charges.

A$AP Rocky was found not guilty on two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm stemming from an argument with childhood friend and bandmate Terell Ephron — also known as A$AP Relli — in 2021. A jury in Los Angeles came to the verdict on Tuesday after five hours of deliberation.

ASAP Rocky’s legal fate has been decided by a jury of his peers. Today (February 18), the “ Tailor Swift ” rapper received the verdict in his felony assault trial. As read by the juror foreperson, ASAP Rocky (real name Rakim Mayers) was found not guilty of assaulting former friend Terell Ephron (professionally known as ASAP Relli).

A California jury has found A$AP Rocky not guilty of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, stemming from a 2021 shooting incident with a former friend in Los Angeles.

A$AP Rocky rushed to hug his partner, Rihanna, on Feb. 18 after he was found not guilty of two counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

Rakim Mayers, aka A$AP Rocky, appears in court as the verdict is read in his felony assault trial at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 18, 2025.

Rihanna was a mainstay in A$AP Rocky's corner throughout his three-week felony shooting trial, which ended with a not guilty verdict for the Harlem native on Tuesday (Feb. 18), but her presence in the courtroom wasn't always in the cards.