A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm Tuesday following a nearly month-long trial in downtown Los Angeles.

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.

A jury’s acquittal of A$AP Rocky has put to rest a case that hung over the hip-hop star for years and threatened to derail his life and career.

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.