A$AP Rocky pleads not guilty to assault as Stockholm trial begins

American rapper A$AP Rocky has pleaded not guilty to assault charges in a Swedish court on the first day of a trial that has grabbed the attention of President Trump and the world's media

Best known for his song"Praise the Lord," the 30-year-old performer, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was detained almost a month ago following a street brawl in the capital Stockholm on June 30. If convicted, A$AP Rocky, who was charged with assault last week, could face up to two years in prison. On Tuesday morning, Swedish public prosecutor Daniel Suneson read out the charges against the artist and two other men in his entourage.

He also shared text messages exchanged between different members of A$AP Rocky's team, who spoke about"cleaning up" and"deleting" the videos.As the prosecutor detailed the case against A$AP Rocky, the rapper's fans were gathered in a nearby room to watch the proceedings unfold on a big screen."I'm a big fan of A$AP Rocky," Marie-Thiella Hakizmana, one of those gathered at court, told CNN.

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