A$AP Rocky returns to Los Angeles by private jet while awaiting verdict in Sweden.
Rapper A$AP Rocky has been released from custody while awaiting the verdict in his trial on assault charges in Sweden, and made his return to Los Angeles on a private jet late Friday.
A$AP Rocky, who was held since July 2, was ordered released by the judge, prompting tears of joy from the rapper's family and supporters in the courtroom.The rapper touched down at Los Angeles International Airport just before midnight local time, emerging from the plane with a group of about a half dozen other people. He was greeted by hugs in a nearby parking lot as he got into a waiting vehicle.
President Donald Trump repeatedly called for the rapper's freedom and lashed out at Sweden's prime minister on Twitter after the rapper was charged last month. Following the judge's ruling Friday, Trump posted on Twitter:"A$AP Rocky released from prison and on his way home to the United States from Sweden."
A$AP Rocky, whose given name is Rakim Mayers, testified that he and his friends were followed and harassed by Jafari and another man prior to the brawl, and that Jafari instigated a fight with the rapper's bodyguard, Tim.
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