HELSINKI — American rapper A$AP Rocky pleaded not responsible as he went on trial for assault Tuesday in Sweden, the place he has spent almost a month in jail and his authorized troubles that began with a road battle caught the eye of President Donald Trump. The Grammy-nominated artist, whose actual title is Rakim Mayers, and two males considered members of his entourage are accused of beating a 19-year-old man in Stockholm on June 30. Wearing sweatpants and a inexperienced T-shirt in courtroom, Mayers, 30, pleaded not responsible to assault costs that carry a most penalty of two years in jail. He says he acted in self-defense throughout a road battle. On the trial’s opening day,
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Rapper A$AP Rocky charged with assault over struggle in Sweden
STOCKHOLM — A Swedish prosecutor has charged rapper A$AP Rocky with assault over a struggle in Stockholm final month. Prosecutor Daniel Suneson mentioned in a press release Thursday that he filed expenses towards the artist and two others, “having come to the conclusion that the events in question constitute a crime and despite claims of self-defense and provocation.” The case has drawn the eye of fellow recording artists and U.S. President Donald Trump. Rocky, a platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated artist whose actual identify is Rakim Mayers, has been in custody since July three as authorities examine a struggle he was allegedly concerned in on June 30 earlier than showing at a music competition. The three suspects will stay