A$AP Rocky dove from the defense table into the arms of Rihanna Tuesday as a clerk read the not guilty verdict at his trial on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

Rakim Mayers, better known as A$AP Rocky, was acquitted on Tuesday. He had faced up to 24 years in prison if convicted on all charges.

Jurors in Los Angeles have found rapper A$AP Rocky not guilty of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was facing up to 24 years in prison over a 2021 incident where he allegedly fired a gun at a former friend.

The Grammy-nominated rapper and fashion creative A$AP Rocky was accused of shooting at his former childhood friend twice in 2021.

A$AP Relli, who testified against A$AP Rocky in court, has broken his silence after the rapper was found not guilty of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Rihanna was a mainstay in A$AP Rocky's corner throughout his three-week felony shooting trial, which ended with a not guilty verdict for the Harlem native on Tuesday (Feb. 18), but her presence in the courtroom wasn't always in the cards.

The felony assault trial of A$AP Rocky - in which he was found not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend - captured global headlines. There were outbursts during the proceedings and surprise visits in court by his longtime partner,

The Grammy-nominated rapper had Rihanna by his side as the jury delivered its verdict — and she didn't hide her feelings about the long-awaited decision.