A$AP Rocky knows the jury he will have to win over in his shooting trial, but it will not feature any Black people.
According to TMZ, the 12-person jury is made up of seven women and five men who are either white, Asian or Latino.
There are also four alternate jurors, all of whom are white women.
Both the accused perpetrator, Rocky, and the alleged victim, former friend and A$AP Mob member A$AP Relli, are Black.
Neither Rocky’s legal team nor prosecutors have so far voiced any concerns regarding the jury selection process, but it has been a contentious point in the run up to the trial, which begins on Friday (January 24).
Civil rights leader Al Sharpton recently spoke out against the lack of Black representation in the jury pool, especially given Los Angeles’ racial diversity.
Good morning from Los Angeles, where A$AP Rocky just arrived about 10 minutes ago for opening statements in his gun assault trial.
Court is scheduled to begin at 10:30 am.
You can watch live: https://t.co/jHIu5ak7if pic.twitter.com/5XM4TL8z9M
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) January 24, 2025
“It is absolutely ridiculous that the jury will be not fair and representative, so as to deprive A$AP Rocky of a fair trial,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter) earlier this week.
“When we have four (4) black people in the city of Los Angeles, out of one hundred and six (106) — and exactly zero (0) within the first thirty (30) possible candidates for the jury — something appears to be very wrong with the system.”
He added: “I am monitoring this trial and challenging the Los Angeles District Attorney to ensure that fair and representative justice is afforded to A$AP Rocky […] as is his Constitutional right.”
Sharpton has not yet commented on the final jury.
A$AP Rocky stands accused of shooting A$AP Relli (real name Terell Ephron) during a dispute in Hollywood in November 2021.
He has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and faces up to 24 years in prison if convicted.
Rocky recently turned down a plea deal that would have seen him be sentenced to three years’ probation, a seven-year suspended prison sentence and 180 days in county jail.
The rapper’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, previously indicated that they would reject any plea agreement, saying: “From our side, we have no interest in a settlement. My client has indicated he’s not willing to take anything.”
Tacopina also recently revealed some elements of his defense for the upcoming trial, which is expected to last 15 days. Opening statements are expected on Friday morning.
He said they have two witnesses who are ready to testify that the gun seen on security footage was a prop gun that Rocky carried “for security reasons.”
Cry Me a River
No need. It’s pouring out your gash.
Blacks dont care about black dead victims or hurt victims..as long as the killer is somewhat cool ..or white. lol y’all are some clownss
Spoken like a true white supremacist. Cry harder because your women love black cock
And Sharpton doesn’t give a shit either. He just wants to feel important and of course he loves making everything about race.
@yeah woah dude, that was nasty to bring it to that lol, but the dating apps show that all races of females prefer white men actually. Besides, if I were a black man (I’m Hispanic) I wouldn’t celebrate sleeping with white women. Yall degrade black women like crazy, it’s nuts. The most disrespected and disregarded group of ppl ever are black women, because even black men don’t prefer them. It’s sad man.
@yeah is mad because it’s true. You’ll NEVER see BLM marching for the life of an innocent black life taken from a black person. Never ever. Promise.
I kinda think he should’ve took the plea, but I really hope he be straight
*he WILL be straight. Is it seriously that hard, or do you try to be ignorant on purpose? Quit making us look like fools, it isn’t cool.
maybe don’t assault people with a gun when you are a millionaire and could have cronies to do it for you. they wont, but they should give him 20 years for being a dumbass.
no black jurors the jurors who are there of course must be racist……………………..
Al Sharpton is helping no one. Rocky just get Trump to pardon you, you got him to free you out of Europe he’ll do it again. Sharpton will turn on you but he’s a grifter like the rest just looking for money all these political and race grifters.
Both the victim and accused are black so whatever the jury decides, it will somehow be racist. Like when the cop shot the black girl who was milliseconds away from stabbing another black girl in the neck. Ridiculous that this is even an issue.
He wanted to take it to trial so………….it is what it is
That race baiting turd Sharpton bout to eat a truckload of shit if the non black jury find him not guilty😂