Artist A$AP Rocky is on trial for allegedly firing a gun at an acquaintance

The 35-year-old is charged with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic handgun. He is the father of two children with R&B singer Rihanna. He has refuted the accusations.

One of the original members of the A$AP group, Terell Ephron, told the court how the altercation in Hollywood in November 2021 left him with minor injuries.

Known by his stage name A$AP Relli, Ephron stated during a hearing last week that the two men's friendship had soured and that he had abandoned other members of the group, which was established in New York in 2008.

While A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, went on to become well-known and wealthy, he alleged that other members of the group fell into drug abuse and poverty.

Following the demise of one gang member, the two guys engaged in a confrontation that was partially captured on camera.

Mayers, according to Ephron, drew a gun, pointed it in his stomach, and threatened to kill him.

Ephron said in a subsequent confrontation that he informed his erstwhile friend that he had "failed everybody," but no one had the courage to tell him.

"I just wanted him to hear my side," Ephron said, adding that Mayers had then shot at him, with the bullet grazing his left hand.

Mayers, who is free on bail, was ordered to be arraigned on January 8.