LOS ANGELES (AP) — A$AP Rocky ‘s lawyers will make their case and try to establish a counternarrative Friday at his trial in Los Angeles, where the hip-hop star and fashion mogul is charged with firing a gun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021.

Rihanna appeared in Los Angeles court earlier today to support ASAP Rocky as he stands trial for felony assault charges stemming from a 2021 shooting incident in Hollywood.

Things are looking tense for ASAP Rocky as his trial unfolds, with the rapper facing up to 24 years in prison. On the first day of court proceedings, Rocky’s defense team dropped a bombshell, admitting for the first time that he fired a gun during the alleged incident.

Prosecutors Thursday concluded their presentation of evidence in the trial of rapper and fashion mogul A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021.