A hip-hop artist can move forward with his defamation claims against the attorney for A$AP Rocky, a judge has ruled.

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 37, 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 Mayers in August 2022 stemming from the alleged shooting. Both civil cases are in Los Angeles Superio

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