A California judge suggested Monday that A$AP Relli should consider dropping his defamation lawsuit against A$AP Rocky before an upcoming ruling that could leave him on the hook for Rocky’s substantial legal fees.

“I would urge you to contact the other side and see if a deal can be made,” Los Angeles County Judge Randolph M. Hammock said at a morning hearing in downtown L.A. “Maybe in exchange for dismissing the lawsuit, they’ll drop their claim for fees. … Maybe it’s time to cut your losses.”

Hammock warned that if Rocky prevails with his pending motion to dismiss the case on free speech grounds – something he signaled was likely – Relli could be facing upwards of $50,000 in fees owed to Rocky and the rapper’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina. “I’m not talking chump change here. It would be ten

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