'Rocky didn’t shoot him by any stretch,' A$AP Rocky's lawyer tells Rolling Stone, referring to Relli and calling the firearm assault allegations 'just a plain and blatant classic attempt at extortion.'
. He remains free on a $550,000 bond and could face up to nine years in prison if convicted as charged.
The rapper and his lawyers, including Tacopina, answered Ephron’s Aug. 10 civil complaint late Thursday, denying the allegations of assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress using boilerplate language. According to Ephron’s complaint, Mayers asked him to meet at a location in Hollywood on Nov. 6, 2021, and “initiated a verbal altercation.”
“During this altercation and while in close physical proximity to the plaintiff, the defendant pulled out a handgun and purposefully pointed it in the direction of the plaintiff and fired multiple shots,” the lawsuit states. Ephron purportedly “was struck by bullet projectile/fragments” in his left hand and had to seek medical attention.
“Unbeknownst to Mr. Ephron, A$AP Rocky was not just planning for a conversation and came armed with a semi-automatic handgun,” Tooson and his co-counsel Brian Hurwitz said in a prior statement to. “After arriving at the location, a conversation ensued whereby without provocation, warning, or any justification, A$AP Rocky produced the handgun and intentionally fired multiple shots at Mr. Ephron.”that the rapper was connected to the incident.
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