Rapper A$AP Rocky's accuser returns to the stand for cross-examination about alleged 2021 shooting,

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(1 Feb 2025)
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1. Tilt up A$AP Relli on stand to video of altercation
2. A$AP Rocky, seated
3. Upsound (English) Joe Tacopina, defense attorney and A$AP Relli, alleged victim:
"I'm trying to understand your testimony. Were you hit? Or do you not know?"
Relli: "I said I was grazed. I said it two times."
Tacopina: "I understand. Shell casings. It could've been anything."
Relli: "No, it wasn't shell casings. Only it was when he shot the gun, I instantly felt my hand."
4. Image of Relli's hand on video screen.
5. Upsound (English) Joe Tacopina, defense attorney and A$AP Relli, alleged victim:
Tacopina: "You didn't seek medical attention until you returned to New York from Los Angeles
days later."
Relli: "It wasn't days. It was two days later. And I didn't trust L.A. I didn't trust nothing. That's why I (inaudible) everything I did."
Tacopina: "You didn't trust L.A.?"
Relli: "I didn't trust nobody. Nobody."
6. Upsound (English) Joe Tacopina, defense attorney and A$AP Relli, alleged victim, and Judge Mark Arnold:
Tacopina: " On November 8th, 2021, you provided to nine millimeter Luger steal casings to law enforcement."
Relli: "I did.:
Tacopina: "It was your testimony that you located those casings at the scene where you say you were shot."
Relli: "I did."
7. Upsound (English) Joe Tacopina, defense attorney and A$AP Relli, alleged victim, and Judge Mark Arnold:
Tacopina: "So at the preliminary hearing... in front of this jury... when you first saw that video you said it was you."
Relli: "It's a tricky question. So I'm going back..."
Judge Mark Arnold: "Did you say initially that was you?"
Relli: "I probably did."
8. Upsound (English) Joe Tacopina, defense attorney and A$AP Relli, alleged victim, and Judge Mark Arnold:
Tacopina: "Mr. Ephron, is this Ms. Parker?
Relli: "I don't know."
Tacopina: "You don't know if that's your girlfriend?"
Relli: "I don't know."
Tacopina: "You don't think that would be a yes or no that is my girlfriend or not?"
Relli: (inaudible)
9. A$AP Rocky seated
10. Upsound (English) Joe Tacopina, defense attorney and A$AP Relli, alleged victim, and Judge Mark Arnold:
Tacopina: "Do you agree that you really don't care about getting the police involved? Your end game was to get
money from my Rocky. Right? Yes or no?"
Relli: "No. I wanted some type of protection too. He was not giving me no type of comfort that this was not going to happen again nor, so regardless..."
Judge Mark Arnold: "So the answer is no?"
Relli: "No. Yeah."
11. Upsound (English) Joe Tacopina, defense attorney and A$AP Relli, alleged victim, and Judge Mark Arnold:

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Tacopina: "In April of 2022, did you tell Wally the end game, I'm suing the shit out of Rocky."
Relli: "I don't know."
12. A$AP Rocky seated
13. Upsound (English) Joe Tacopina, defense attorney and A$AP Relli, alleged victim, and Judge Mark Arnold:
Tacopina (off camera): "I'm going to ask if you said the following to Wally (inaudible) OK, just listen and tell me if you said the following: He, being Rocky, is going to have to deal with that. And his political ties and everything else.
going to be on another island get what I'm saying? They're going to be scrambling to find me because now they have to go against Rocky, the state. And... But it's not going to be the same when you present to the jury and you don't have the complaining witness. Did you ever say that to Wally (inaudible)?"
Relli: "No. No."
Tacopina: "OK."
14. Relli is shown audio evidence
Relli: "I heard it. It didn't sound like me."







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