A$AP Rocky is at a crossroads. He could soar to new heights of celebrity in 2025, or be brought back to earth quickly by a trial starting Tuesday that could led to his imprisonment for years.
The hip-hop star, and longtime partner to Rihanna, with whom he has two toddler sons, is set to touch the highest levels of high fashion as one of the celebrity chairs of the Met Gala in May along with Pharrell Williams, LeBron James and others.
And his modest acting career will get a major boost from starring alongside Denzel Washington in director Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest,” planned for a summer release.
But at the Los Angeles trial that’s expected to last about three weeks, he is charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He’s accused of firing on a former friend on the streets near a Hollywood hotel in
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