A hip-hop artist is now representing himself in his two lawsuits against A$AP Rocky, who was acquitted of pulling a gun on the plaintiff during a 2021 altercation in Hollywood and then firing at him soon afterward.
A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was found not guilty by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury in February of two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, along with allegations that he personally used a firearm during the pair of confrontations with plaintiff Terell Ephron the evening of Nov. 6, 2021.
Ephron is also known as A$AP Relli. The hip-hop singer sued Mayers, now 36, and Mayers’ attorney, Joseph Tacopina, in September 2023, alleging that they falsely portrayed him in the media as a liar, a money grabber and a blackmailer. He also filed suit against May