A$AP Rocky's accuser, former friend and the key witness at his trial testified Tuesday that their relationship had been fraying for years, but he was “furious” and flabbergasted when Rocky pulled a gun on him on the streets of Hollywood. “I told him to use it. Because mentally I couldn’t believe it," said the man who goes by A$AP Relli, with his old friend staring at him intently from the defense table.
“I physically could not believe there was a gun in my face. That was the breaking point for me.” The court day ended with a cliffhanger, just as Relli was about to describe the moment when Rocky allegedly fired at him.
Rocky, the hip-hop star, fashion mogul and longtime and partner of Rihanna, has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm for allegedly firing at Relli. “He’s famous,” Relli told the jury Tuesday. “I’m nobody.
” Relli, whose legal name is Terell Ephron, described how he and Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, were part of the same collective of creators and aspiring entrepreneurs at a New York high school who called themselves A$AP — which stands for Always Strive and Prosper, but can mean many things. They remained close for years, as Rocky’s star rose, and Relli got into music management. Relli said he and Rocky were like brothers, and saw each other every day, “up until he got famous.
" Then, he said, he didn't have time for his friend. “I mean it’s always been like that. It’s really hard having a .
