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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Dalton

A$AP Rocky may take the risk of testifying at his felony assault trial

A$AP Rocky Shooting Trial - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A$AP Rocky and his attorneys revealed that they may have the hip-hop star take the stand Tuesday in his own defense at his trial over two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

In discussion with a Los Angeles judge on the last phases of Rocky's trial late Monday, his lawyer Joe Tacopina said that either his client would testify early Tuesday or the defense would rest its case. An attorney for the prosecution said his team was going to spend the night preparing for Rocky's testimony.

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