A$AP Rocky has successfully closed one other chapter in his ongoing authorized saga after his former affiliate, A$AP Relli, dropped a civil assault lawsuit tied to a 2021 altercation in Hollywood. The choice ends a protracted dispute that adopted the rapper’s legal acquittal earlier this 12 months. Billboard broke the information on Tuesday.

Rocky, whose actual identify is Rakim Mayers, had confronted two felony assault expenses after prosecutors alleged he fired a handgun at A$AP Relli, actual identify Terrell Ephron, throughout an argument in November 2021. A Los Angeles jury acquitted him in February, discovering inadequate proof to help the allegations.

Following the legal case, Relli filed a civil lawsuit in 2022 looking for damages for assault and emotional misery. That case was scheduled for trial in January 2025. But Relli’s legal professional, Aaron Morris of Morris & Stone LLP, confirmed this week that his shopper will voluntarily dismiss the case, saying he “is ready to move on” and deal with “rebuilding his life.”

A$AP Relli Drops A$AP Rocky Lawsuit

Court filings to formally finish the civil motion are anticipated within the coming days. The withdrawal spares Rocky one other public courtroom battle simply months after his acquittal, which capped greater than two years of litigation and intense media scrutiny.

Despite the dismissal, Relli continues to pursue a separate defamation lawsuit towards Rocky and his legal professional, Joe Tacopina. The criticism accuses the pair of constructing defamatory statements to the press by labeling Relli’s preliminary claims as “extortion” and a “get-rich-quick scheme.” That case stays pending in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Rocky has not publicly commented on the newest improvement. During his legal trial, the Grammy-nominated rapper maintained that the gun in query was a prop loaded with blanks, not a stay weapon. Prosecutors had sought a plea deal that might have carried important jail time, however Rocky opted to take his case to trial and was totally exonerated.

The decision of Relli’s assault go well with marks a authorized victory for the Harlem-born artist, who has spent a lot of the previous 12 months centered on music and household life with singer Rihanna. For now, the defamation case stands because the final unresolved piece of a once-sprawling dispute.