Rapper A$AP Rocky blows off second plea deal in gun case after his attorney makes wild 'prop' claim
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Rapper A$AP Rocky's criminal trial for shooting his former friend kicked off Tuesday with his lawyer rejecting a second plea deal, claiming the gun involved was actually a 'prop gun'. Rocky arrived at the courthouse, maintaining his status as a fashion icon, as he made a striking entrance for the first part of his trial – selecting a 12-person jury.
![[A$AP Rocky arrvedd at court Tuesday for jury selection in his trial. Earlier his attorney had rejected a plea deal that would have seen him serve 180 days in prison]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/22/94368193-14310527-image-a-4_1737498241449.jpg)
Sporting gold-rimmed glasses, a gold loop earring in each ear and wearing his hair in corn rows, he walked into the courtroom flanked by his legal defense team, led by one-time Donald Trump lawyer, Joe Tacopina. Earlier Tuesday, Rocky, 36, and his legal team had the chance to accept a plea deal in which he would plead guilty to one of the assault charges in exchange for a seven-year suspended sentence, 180 days in jail and three years probation.
![[Terell Ephron, whose stage name is A$AP Relli, allegedly received an injured hand after Rocky shot at him]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/20/94364367-0-image-m-61_1737492355863.jpg)
The second felony charge would have also been dismissed. Rapper A$AP Rocky's criminal trial for shooting his former friend kicked off Tuesday in Los Angeles. In a separate courtroom from the jury selection, his lawyer Joe Tacopina turned down a second plea deal presented by the prosecution.
![[Rocky arrived at the courthouse maintaining his reputation for being a fashion icon, sporting a pair of gold rimmed glasses, a leather trench coat over a charcoal-gray suit, an off-white shirt and a light gray, polka-dotted tie]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/22/94368195-14310527-image-m-14_1737498378310.jpg)
A$AP Rocky arrvedd at court Tuesday for jury selection in his trial. Earlier his attorney had rejected a plea deal that would have seen him serve 180 days in prison. Terell Ephron, whose stage name is A$AP Relli, allegedly received an injured hand after Rocky shot at him.
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