The man who said rapper A$AP Rocky fired a gun at him in 2021 balked and bristled under cross-examination.
FILE - Collaboration of the year honoree A$AP Rocky, right, and Rihanna attend the 38th annual Footwear News Achievement Awards at Cipriani South Street on Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. fired a gun at him in 2021 balked and bristled under cross-examination -- and at one point shouted at the defendant -- whose partner, Rihanna, watched in the audience.
Rihanna, the singing superstar who is his longtime partner and the mother of their two toddler sons, caused a stir with her first appearance at his trial Wednesday, and was back sitting between Rocky's mother and sister on Thursday. She was again brought into the courtroom surreptitiously before most of the rest of the audience. She wore a white top and gold earrings, and calmly followed the proceedings.
He testified that he was shouting at Rocky as he walked after him, then Rocky pulled the gun again and held it in the air.He said he felt like his hand was burning where a bullet grazed it. Rocky and Rihanna, both 36, have two sons together: 2-year-old RZA Athelston Mayers and 1-year-old Riot Rose Mayers. Rihanna revealed she was pregnant with the younger boy after headlining the Super Bowl halftime show in 2023 with a visible baby bump.
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