The court has ruled on Rihanna's beloved A$AP Rocky in the shooting case: the lovers' strong reaction touched the network. Video

American rapper A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty in a shooting case. The verdict was announced on Tuesday in a Los Angeles courtroom crowded with fans of the artist and his beloved singer Rihanna.

As soon as the clerk read out the jury's decision to acquit, the room erupted in applause, and the rapper himself threw himself into the arms of Rihanna, who was sitting next to his mother and sister, the Associated Press reports. The emotional moment when they burst into tears quickly spread across the network, causing fans to be delighted.

The jury reached a verdict in just three hours, sparing the 35-year-old artist the threat of more than 20 years in prison. "Thank you for saving my life," the rapper told the jury after the verdict was announced.

Earlier, the prosecutor's office offered him a six-month probationary sentence in exchange for a guilty plea, but the artist refused. He decided to prove his innocence in court, and he was right.

At the end of the trial, A$AP Rocky and Rihanna, along with their children and lawyers, left the courthouse, making their way through a crowd of fans and journalists. "The last four years have been crazy. I'm grateful and happy to be here today as a free man," the rapper said.

Rihanna also reacted to the event on her Instagram and thanked God: "The glory belongs to God and God alone! Grateful, humbled by his mercy!"

What happened on the night of November 6, 2021

The charge against A$AP Rocky was based on the testimony of his former friend A$AP Rellie, with whom he was in the A$AP Mob team. According to Rellie, they met in Hollywood that night to discuss a conflict that had arisen between them. During the argument, according to the victim, Rocky pulled out a gun and fired twice in his direction. One of the bullets hit his arm, but he was not seriously injured.

The rapper's lawyers, for their part, said that their client did not use a combat weapon, but only had a prop gun that fired blanks. They explained that A$AP Rocky acted in self-defense, as Rellie was behaving aggressively and attacked one of his friends.

The jury was also instructed that if the rapper believed that he or his friends were in danger and used reasonable force, they could acquit him.

After the ruling, the defense called the case a "mirage" and accused Rellie of lying. At the same time, the district prosecutor said that he respected the court's decision, but stressed that the status of a star does not give anyone the right to break the law.

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