LOS ANGELES (CN) — Terell Eprhon returned to the witness stand Friday as the key witness for the prosecution in the assault trial of star rapper A$AP Rocky. The defendant, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, is the common-law husband of the far more famous pop star Rihanna, who appeared in court for the third day in a row.

The man who alleges A$AP Rocky shot at him years earlier on a Hollywood sidewalk continued his testimony Wednesday, telling a downtown Los Angeles courtroom about the night he says the Grammy-nominated rapper opened fire.

A$AP Relli claims that A$AP Rocky threatened his life with a gun, and he was willing to die for his “respect.” With the trial underway, Relli, né Terell Ephron, took the stand on Tuesday (Jan. 28) to recount how the 2021 incident transpired.

If convicted at trial of both counts as charged, Rocky — whose real name is Rakim Mayers — faces up to 24 years in prison.

LOS ANGELES (CN) — A$AP Relli, the childhood friend of star rapper A$AP Rocky, testified in a Los Angeles court on Tuesday about an angry altercation on the streets of Hollywood in 2021 that led to a shooting.

Pop star Rihanna was in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday as her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, continued his trial on assault charges. The singer, who shares two children with the rapper, sat in the court with A$AP Rocky's family as the trial delved into allegations that he pulled a gun out on his former friend and opened fire multiple times.

A$AP Rocky's awaited trial for allegedly shooting Terell Ephron (formerly A$AP Relli) in 2021 has begun. Here are the latest updates from court.