A$AP Rocky blows off last minute bid to cut a plea deal in shooting case
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A$AP Rocky's lawyer says 'he's not interested' in cutting a deal with the prosecution, less than a week before he goes to trial for the alleged shooting of a former band-mate and friend. Lawyers on both sides got together on Wednesday to potentially come to an agreement on a plea deal. But his defense attorneys and prosecutors were unable to reach an agreement.
![[Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were seen in New York City on January 2. The trial is scheduled to go ahead on January 21 with the selection of a 12-person jury]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/21/94140303-0-image-a-114_1736977294207.jpg)
The trial is scheduled to go ahead on January 21, starting with the selection of a 12-person jury. Superstar Rihanna's boyfriend, Rocky, 36 – who was not present at a trial readiness hearing at a downtown Los Angeles criminal court on Wednesday - has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
![[Defense attorney Joe Tacopina (left) met with prosecutors in the judges' chambers to talk about a possible 'settlement deal' before Wednesday's hearing. Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Paul Przelomiec told DailyMail.com no deal was made]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/21/94141095-0-Defense_attorneys_Joe_Tacopina_pictured_speaking_to_DailyMail_co-m-113_1736977214064.jpg)
The rapper is facing up to 24 years in prison if convicted of both. Prosecutors and defense attorneys Joe Tacopina and Sara Caplan met in the chambers of LA Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold to talk about a possible 'settlement deal' before Wednesday's hearing.
![[The charges stem from an altercation in Hollywood in November 2021 between Rocky and fellow rapper A$AP Relli who was a member with Rocky in the ASAP Mob rap group that started in Harlem in 2006]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/21/91160061-0-The_charges_stem_from_an_altercation_in_Hollywood_in_November_20-a-89_1736976419949.jpg)
A$AP Rocky is 'not interested' in cutting a deal with the prosecution, less than a week before he goes to trial for the alleged shooting of a former band-mate and friend. Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were seen in New York City on January 2. The trial is scheduled to go ahead on January 21 with the selection of a 12-person jury.
![[LA Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold asked Rocky’s attorney, Joe Tacopina, if the rapper was legally married to Rihanna, but Tacopina said he didn't know]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/21/91162323-0-_If_she_wants_to_come_she_can_come_LA_Superior_Court_Judge_Mark_-a-90_1736976427027.jpg)
