February 27, 2025
A$AP Rocky will not be by means of with authorized battles in opposition to former buddy A$AP Relli.
Rakim “A$AP Rocky” Mayers is heading again to court docket after his felony acquittal. The rapper’s longtime buddy, Terell Ephron, also called A$AP Relli, is shifting ahead with a civil lawsuit for assault and battery.
Rolling Stone reported the trial is scheduled to start January 12, 2026. After dropping the felony case in opposition to Rocky, Relli’s authorized workforce nonetheless maintains there may be sufficient proof to proceed.
The usual of proof is extra lenient in a civil swimsuit. Relli’s lawyer, Mellisa Mikail, is assured within the case’s viability.
“The usual in a felony case is far greater than the preponderance of the proof customary in a civil matter,” Mikail mentioned. “We nonetheless imagine that our claims have advantage, and we intend on absolutely litigating them.”
Nonetheless, attorneys for Rocky argue the acquittal on felony prices displays an absence of ample proof. The protection workforce acknowledged {that a} jury has already discovered the proof missing and {that a} new jury will probably dismiss the testimony as meritless.
After the felony acquittal, James Sargent spoke concerning the jury’s determination and Rocky’s intent to see the trial by means of with out settling with the plaintiff.
“Mr. Ephron testified within the felony case as to the info and circumstances. The jury’s acquittal speaks volumes about how they valued that testimonial proof,” Sargent informed the decide.
Rocky’s authorized workforce additionally suggested Relli to rethink his determination to proceed with the civil case.
“We look ahead to full vindication. The plaintiff can take a sober evaluation of the end result of the felony case and alter course,” Sargent informed Rolling Stone.
The civil case will hopefully be the ultimate chapter within the saga for the daddy of Rihanna’s youngsters. Rocky’s felony case was a prolonged course of. The case stemmed from an incident on Nov. 6, 2021. Relli accused the Reward The Lord rapper of firing a weapon in his course, inflicting “minor damage,” based on the Los Angeles Police Division.
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