A$AP Rocky must stand trial on gun charges, L.A. court rules
A Los Angeles judge found Monday that there is enough evidence for Rakim Mayers, a.k.a. A$AP Rocky, to stand trial for allegations that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator outside a Hollywood hotel in 2021.
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![Rakim Mayers, aka A$AP Rocky, drinks water during a preliminary hearing at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, Calif., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. A judge is set to hear evidence Monday against the 35-year-old rap star and father of two children with Rihanna as he decides whether he should stand trial on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He has pleaded not guilty. A man in a suit closes a water bottle. He is seated in front of a wood panelled wall.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7034369.1700519149!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/people-a-ap-rocky.jpg)
A Los Angeles judge found Monday that there is enough evidence for Rakim Mayers, a.k.a. A$AP Rocky, to stand trial for allegations that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator outside a Hollywood hotel in 2021.