A$AP Rocky Arrested for Gross Assault in Sweden
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UPDATE: Practically 130,000 people, together with outstanding figures inside the music trade, have signed a petition demanding the discharge of rapper A$AP Rocky from Swedish officers following his arrest on Wednesday, July 6.
Travis Scott, Shawn Mendes, Tyler the Creator, G-Eazyand extra artists have expressed help for the social media motion #JusticeForRocky after information broke that he would stay in custody for 2 extra weeks whereas authorities investigated the assault claims towards him.
The hip-hop star’s supervisor addressed the incident on Instagram, claiming Rocky is being held in a “horrific” facility with “24/7 solitary confinement” and “unsanitary circumstances.”
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A$AP Rocky was arrested for gross assault in Sweden on Wednesday.
In keeping with the Swedish Prosecution Workplace, the arrest passed off round 1:00 a.m.
The rapper is presently in custody. Beneath Swedish regulation, he may very well be held for as much as three days earlier than seeing a choose.
The arrest seemed to be in relation to an incident that passed off on Sunday and appeared to stem from a dispute over a pair of headphones. The “Youngsters Turned Out High-quality” star posted footage from what seemed to be the identical incident on Instagram Tuesday.
The clip confirmed the artist and his crew interacting with two males on the streets of Stockholm after which making an attempt to stroll away.
“We do not know these guys and we did not need hassle,” a part of his caption learn, including that the lads allegedly adopted them for 4 blocks.
The Grammy nominee additionally shared a second clip wherein issues received bodily between one of many males and a member of A$AP Rocky’s safety staff.
“Hits safety in [the] face with headphones then comply with us,” he captioned the footage.
The celeb additionally wrote “I am harmless” within the feedback part, in addition to “They trynna arrest me out right here now, smh.”
TMZ additionally obtained footage that appeared to point out the rapper grabbing and throwing one of many males.
In keeping with CBS Information, three different folks have been arrested in relation to the incident.
E! Information has reached out to A$AP Rocky’s rep for remark.
(This story was initially revealed Wednesday, July three, 2019 at eight:24 a.m. PST)