Rapper A$AP Rocky was found not guilty of two counts of felony assault at the conclusion of a trial in Los Angeles.
The musician, who has two children with singer Rihanna, had faced more than two decades in prison if he had been convicted of the alleged attack on a former friend in Hollywood in 2021.
There was commotion in the courtroom as the jury’s verdict was read out, with the Grammy-nominated hip hop star, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, hugging people in relief as he was declared not guilty.
During the weeks-long trial, prosecutors said Mr Mayers had shot a nine-millimeter semi-automatic weapon during a confrontation with Terell Ephron, also known as…