Rihanna, who now sports long, gorgeous blonde hair, and A$AP Rocky were spotted out in public for the first time amid the rapper’s legal challenges.
The pair were photographed separately stepping out in Los Angeles on Thursday night, a day after the “Praise the Lord” rapper appeared in court on assault charges, according to photos obtained by the Daily Mail.
In the pictures, the Fenty Beauty founder, 35, kept a stoic expression as she stepped out in a gray hoodie, gray patterned jeans and a long camel coat. She was snapped chatting with friends without her boyfriend at a private members-only club at the San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood.
The rapper – whose real name is Rakim Mayers – was also seen solo in a gray button-down shirt, with matching gray jeans and a denim jacket as he was photographed walking down the street.
Rihanna enjoys a cozy evening with friends in a trench coat on a chilly Los Angeles evening, adding glamor to a private members-only club at San Vicente Bungalows.
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A$AP Rocky’s gun assault case: Surveillance video of rapper holding firearm shown in court
Rocky is charged with two counts of assault with a firearm stemming from a November 6, 2021 incident in which he allegedly pointed a semi-automatic handgun at his former friend and accuser A$AP Relli, whose real name is Terell Ephron, and fired multiple shots after ” heated debates” in Hollywood, California.
During his criminal trial Wednesday, the court was shown surveillance video, without sound, of the alleged incident, which appeared to show Rocky walking toward Relli and pushing him.
Surveillance footage then showed a group of men arguing at the corner of Selma Avenue and Vista Del Mar Avenue in Hollywood before ending with one member of the group running while two other men fled on foot after a gun was allegedly fired.
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A$AP Rocky, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, hosted by Gucci at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky show off their trendy couple style while celebrating the rapper’s birthday in NYC
In light of what happened, Relli filed a civil suit against the “A$AP Forever” rapper on August 10, 2022 for assault, battery and emotional distress. He is seeking more than $25,000 in general damages, additional money to cover his medical bills and punitive damages of an unspecified amount in civil court.
Rocky was subsequently arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on April 20, 2022, and was released on bail the same day, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was returning on a private jet from Barbados, where he vacationed with Rihanna a few weeks after the birth of their first child.
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Rocky, who shares sons RZA, 18 months, and Riot Rose, 3 months, pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault with a firearm in August 2022 and has denied all allegations.
The rapper is scheduled to appear in court again on November 20.
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