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Rihanna has spoken out after her boyfriend A$AP Rocky was discovered not responsible of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
The 9-time Grammy winner, 36, rushed to social media simply moments after a jury reached their verdict following the practically four-week trial.
“THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD AND GOD ALONE,” the “Kiss It Better” hitmaker wrote in an Instagram Story shared along with her 150 million followers on the platform. “THANKFUL, HUMBLED BY HIS MERCY!”
The rapper, additionally 36, confronted as much as 24 years in jail if convicted of the assault stemming from an alleged 2021 altercation together with his former good friend, A$AP Relli.
After listening to the decision learn aloud in courtroom, A$AP Rocky — whose actual identify is Rakim Mayers — leaped into his girlfriend’s arms within the courtroom.
Throughout the emotional second, the “Praise the Lord” rapper nearly collapsed as he grabbed his authorized crew earlier than turning to Rihanna and his family members who have been seated within the first row.
The “Sundress” hitmaker and his household breathed a collective sigh of reduction as he hugged Rihanna — actual identify Robyn Fenty — following the acquittal.
In the clip streamed by Additional, the “Love on the Brain” singer was seen clutching to Rocky earlier than sharing a passionate kiss within the wake of the ruling.
Exterior the courthouse, Rocky’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, confirmed the couple — who share two youngsters collectively — some love.
“They are seriously the greatest people. And I said I love them, and I really do love them,” Tacopina advised reporters.
“And I got emotional in my summation because I care about them. This is one of the happiest days of my life and I’m happy for them that they’ve earned this and deserve it,” he added.
The rapper then chimed in, jokingly calling his lawyer “A$AP Joe” and prompting laughs from the group.
Rocky was charged with two felony counts in 2022 after Relli claimed the “F–kin’ Problems” rapper shot him outdoors a Hollywood parking storage the yr earlier than.
The rapper vehemently denied the allegations, together with his authorized crew claiming the weapon Rocky was in possession of on the time was a “prop gun” that he carried for his safety.
Police discovered no bodily proof of a taking pictures once they searched the alleged crime scene. Nonetheless, Relli reportedly offered shell casings to the police days later, claiming he collected them from the taking pictures scene.
At one level within the trial, Rocky additionally turned down a plea deal supplied by prosecutors that included a 180-day jail time period.
Rihanna, for her half, had been current at every listening to throughout the trial.
The Fenty Pores and skin and Magnificence founder even introduced the duo’s two youngsters, RZA, 2, and Riot, 1, to the courtroom final week.
The pair have been first linked in 2019 however didn’t affirm their relationship till November 2020.
