A$AP Relli, who testified towards A$AP Rocky in courtroom, has damaged his silence after the rapper was discovered not responsible of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Rocky, whose actual identify is Rakim Mayers, confronted as much as 24 years in jail if convicted of the assault stemming from an alleged 2021 altercation along with his former pal.
Two days after a jury reached their verdict following the almost four-week trial, Relli — whose actual identify is Terell Ephron — spoke out on social media.
“Gossiping is a form of entertainment for people who have no meaningful goals or purpose in life,” Relli wrote on his Instagram Story Thursday. “Hate me, bring shame to my name, say bad things about me, I don’t care.”
“Your existence doesn’t add any value in my life,” Relli added alongside a praying emoji.
Relli and Rocky as soon as boasted a detailed friendship after they belonged to the A$AP Mob — a hip-hop collective shaped in 2006 in Harlem.
The group consists of NYC-based rappers and creatives, every of whom bo boast the A$AP moniker. Different well-known members embrace rapper A$AP Ferg and A$AP Yams, who was discovered useless on the age of 26 in 2015.
Rocky was accused of firing a handgun and wounding Relli throughout an argument within the Hollywood space on November 6, 2021, Los Angeles police stated.
Relli’s assertion comes simply days after Rocky’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, spoke out about their main authorized victory.
Talking in courtroom throughout his closing argument, Tacopina eviscerated Relli, calling him “an angry pathological liar” who “committed perjury again and again and again and again.”
Rocky, for his half, praised his authorized staff and thanked jurors for “saving his life” as they left the courtroom.
“This whole experience has been crazy for the past 4 years,” Rocky instructed reporters moments after the decision was learn aloud. “I’m thankful and it’s blessed to be here right now to be a free man talking to y’all.”
Rocky’s girlfriend and 9-time Grammy winner Rihanna — who shares sons RZA, 2, and Riot, 1, with the rapper — rushed to social media to have fun the trial’s end result.
“THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD AND GOD ALONE,” the “Kiss It Better” singer, 37, wrote in an Instagram Story shared along with her 150 million followers on the platform.
“THANKFUL, HUMBLED BY HIS MERCY!”
