Morphine Prince 106,587 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Giving his first testimony Thursday afternoon, A$AP Rocky said that “everything [had] seemed to be going fine” when two men approached him and his companions. One of the men, 19-year-old Mustafa Jafari, started talking to his security guard. “Next thing I know, my security guard was lifting one of them,” the rapper testified, adding that the situation “got a little scary.” “We didn’t want to provoke these guys. We just wanted to get away from them,” A$AP Rocky told the court, saying that they tried to walk away but that Jafari and his friend continued to follow them. His testimony followed the prosecution’s release of surveillance footage from a nearby hamburger restaurant which appeared to show the security guard lift Jafari up by the throat before dropping him to the ground. The prosecutor, Daniel Suneson, said that similar footage of the incident was misleadingly edited by A$AP Rocky’s team for Instagram to back up their self-defense claim and that the unedited version “disproves the use of emergency defense.” But A$AP Rocky said that edits to the video were made only to take out the “N-word.” “Us melanin Americans tend to use the N-word excessively,” the rapper testified. According to media reports, A$AP Rocky testified that his bodyguard knows he has to protect him at all costs but that he is not a naturally violent person. “You got to realize my life is very unique and particular,” said A$AP Rocky, describing how he had previously been stabbed in the face and twice robbed at gunpoint. “I don’t know what to expect when being approached by strangers. That’s why I have security.” The three accused men say that Jafari had been harassing them and that they felt threatened by his behavior. A$AP Rocky told the court that Jafari appeared as though he might be on drugs. “He was fearless, his eyes were all weird, he came up to a big bodyguard and asked us questions he knew we couldn’t answer. He looked like he was on drugs,” the rapper testified. Prosecutors allege that the trio assaulted Jafari and hit him with a bottle. Rocky testified that he held a bottle only “momentarily” before putting it down, media reports on the trial said. “I didn’t break any bottles,” the rapper testified. He said his crew had only picked up the bottles “to get them out of there” so they couldn’t be picked up by the people following him. The rapper admitted to throwing Jafari to the ground and shoving him before his friends came to his aid and his security guard walked them away. Prosecutors asked the musician about text messages on his cellphone, allegedly from his assistant, that said, “Harlem came out and smashed a bottle on a person” and “I hope Rocky deleted all the videos on his phone and kept only the one.” Saying he hadn’t seen his phone “for a month,” the rapper responded that he wouldn’t want to speculate about what the text messages meant and that the prosecutors would need to ask his assistant, manager and security guard directly. Concluding his testimony shortly after 4 p.m. local time (7 a.m. PT), A$AP Rocky said: “What I want is justice. I want my name to be cleared. Justice for all of us.” Source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ap-rocky-testifies-assault-trial-124526656.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 As an A$AP Rocky stan, a lot of this sounds like BS ah well I can’t wait til he gets out and makes a Sweden diss track Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreu 37,216 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Yikes at some of the things he said but glad things are finally cleared out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 74,295 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 “I hope Rocky deleted all the videos on his phone and kept only the one." that doesn't sound sketch sksksks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellatrix 34,811 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 "I want justice" Justice will only be served if he gets convicted. Maybe Rocky and his friends are fooling themselves with the self defense thing but I can't see how it's possible that three men feel so threatened by a 19 year old that they must kick and beat him while he's lying on the ground. Even self defense has a line. Lose control. Let go and fall. Do you get the satisfaction? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 106,587 Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 9 minutes ago, Bellatrix said: "I want justice" Justice will only be served if he gets convicted. Maybe Rocky and his friends are fooling themselves with the self defense thing but I can't see how it's possible that three men feel so threatened by a 19 year old that they must kick and beat him while he's lying on the ground. Even self defense has a line. Exactly. I don't know how anyone can read this and think him and his team are innocent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladylinners 485 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, Bellatrix said: Maybe Rocky and his friends are fooling themselves with the self defense thing but I can't see how it's possible that three men feel so threatened by a 19 year old that they must kick and beat him while he's lying on the ground. Even self defense has a line. This. I just don't get it. Also the bodyguard was lifting the guy by the neck https://www.svt.se/kultur/har-ar-filmen-som-star-i-centrum-for-rattegangen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 59 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: His testimony followed the prosecution’s release of surveillance footage from a nearby hamburger restaurant which appeared to show the security guard lift Jafari up by the throat before dropping him to the ground. That's evidence enough. Guilty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 106,587 Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 Prosecutors asked the musician about text messages on his cellphone, allegedly from his assistant, that said, “Harlem came out and smashed a bottle on a person” and “I hope Rocky deleted all the videos on his phone and kept only the one.” Trying to hide evidence. Totally something innocent people do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judas18 485 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 He's gonna be found guilty if what the prosecution is claiming is true. Sounds a lot worse than what the media has reported. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat 6,162 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Yas Sweden, I love me some European justice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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