The assault trial of rapper A$AP Rocky began in Los Angeles on Friday (January 24).

Rocky, 35, whose given name is Rakim Mayers and is the romantic partner of superstar Rihanna, is accused of pointing a handgun at another hip-hop artist and former friend, Terell Ephron, during a heated argument, then firing twice in Ephron's direction during a second confrontation.

Both encounters occurred on Nov. 6, 2021. During opening statements, Assistant Attorney General Paul Przelomiec showed jurors videos of the altercation taken from surveillance cameras.