celeb news A$AP Rocky blows off last minute bid to cut a plea deal in shooting case

[Nefertiti0]

A$AP Rocky's criminal trial over charges he fired shots at his former friend A$AP Relli on a Hollywood, California, street three years ago is still on track to begin next week.
 

A$AP Rocky has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The rapper is facing up to 24 years in prison if convicted of both.
 

Prosecutors and defense attorneys Joe Tacopina and Sara Caplan got together on Wednesday to potentially come to an agreement on a plea deal. But they were unable to reach an agreement. The idea was that Rocky would plead guilty to a lesser charge and avoid a trial that's expected to take up to three weeks. 
 

Tacopina – who repped Donald Trump in high-profile cases involving Stormy Daniels and E. Jean Carroll – told reporters that he believes the evidence is on his side.
 

Judge Arnold plans to ask potential jurors if they're familiar with Rocky and Rihanna, so he wanted to know how to refer to them. He asked if Rihanna should be referred to as Rocky's 'common-law wife,' A$AP Rocky's lawyer replied: 'Just wife, your honor.'

But when Judge Arnold asked him 'Are they legally married somewhere then?' Tacopina answered, 'I don't know'. source source 
 

 

Edited 13 hours ago by Nefertiti0

[KatyPrismSpirit]

If he did shoot his friend he should obviously go to jail. 

[Comedor]

What's the story / timeline here?
 

I might have to ask CGPT.

[getBusy]

1 hour ago, Nefertiti0 said:

Tacopina – who repped Donald Trump in high-profile cases involving Stormy Daniels and E. Jean Carroll

 but also 

 

 

Edited 12 hours ago by getBusy

[Johnny Jacobs]

How much did the plea deal offered tho 

[lonnie]

He is so dumb and should have taken the plea deal with all the evidence that was there he would have 100% gotten the time if this had gone to trial and they're probably in conflict about the time he should do, but he might actually get locked up

But basically the judge confirming to us that they're not officially married and she might have been called to the stand if it got to trial. What a mess I bet they've all been stressed this whole time  

EDIT: Apparently they want the relationship with Rihanna to be clear for juror selection and Rih won't be summoned to testify. What a mess either way.

 

Edited 5 hours ago by lonnie

[tost1]

We have a new Breakin Dishes on the way

 

[campelo]

Lock him up

[RiseAndShine]

2 hours ago, lonnie said:

He is so dumb and should have taken the plea deal with all the evidence that was there he would have 100% gotten the time if this had gone to trial and they're probably in conflict about the time he should do, but he might actually get locked up

But basically the judge confirming to us that they're not officially married and she might have been called to the stand if it got to trial. What a mess I bet they've all been stressed this whole time  

EDIT: Apparently they want the relationship with Rihanna to be clear for juror selection and Rih won't be summoned to testify. What a mess either way.

 

I see this going down the Tory Lanez route. Refuse the plea deal and end up with 10 years behind bars.

 

Rihanna chose WRONG. This idiot also has prior convictions. No way he avoids jail time.

 

I still don't know what she saw in this loser. Dating him immediately after he got released from Swedish jail is a choice. He's a disgrace to his sons.

[istan4badgalriri]

4 hours ago, lonnie said:

He is so dumb and should have taken the plea deal with all the evidence that was there he would have 100% gotten the time if this had gone to trial and they're probably in conflict about the time he should do, but he might actually get locked up

But basically the judge confirming to us that they're not officially married and she might have been called to the stand if it got to trial. What a mess I bet they've all been stressed this whole time  

EDIT: Apparently they want the relationship with Rihanna to be clear for juror selection and Rih won't be summoned to testify. What a mess either way.

 

there's no evidence 

[Radical Pessimism]

4 hours ago, tost1 said:

We have a new Breakin Dishes on the way

 

omg this song is so ugly

[lonnie]

2 hours ago, RiseAndShine said:

I see this going down the Tory Lanez route. Refuse the plea deal and end up with 10 years behind bars.

 

Rihanna chose WRONG. This idiot also has prior convictions. No way he avoids jail time.

 

I still don't know what she saw in this loser. Dating him immediately after he got released from Swedish jail is a choice. He's a disgrace to his sons.

He's a handsome man who runs in the same circles she does in music and fashion and who she's known for a while and has Barbadian roots like she does, it would have been a perfect match if he wasn't as foolish as he is. I get why she likes him, she wanted to have kids/a family and he swooped in just at the right time I guess, but she can also do much better.

 

19 minutes ago, istan4badgalriri said:

there's no evidence 

There's CCTV footage. He shot at that man. I doubt the prosecutors and the judge who ruled there's enough evidence to let this go to trial would have gone this far otherwise. What's actually concerning to me is the lack of contrition which is worrying to me and shows that he is an unrepentant and possibly dangerous person. He is lucky that man only got hit by fragments and not the actual bullet because then who knows what could have happened. But given the evidence there is, his past violent record, his arrests which include an overseas arrest, and that the victim is only asking for $25,000 in damages, he should have tried to do his level best to settle this out of court before it got to the point it has because a neutral jury just might give him time. I guess he's been lucky before as with the Sweden case and thought he might get out with little but a gunfire case isn't a normal physical brawl and that's why they're trying to negotiate with prosecutors. 

[Breathe On Moi]

all jokes aside, this man was literally shooting at people with the aim/hope of killing them. 
 

I love Ri but I don't **** with that. he can go to jail.