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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: A$AP Rocky sued for defamation over shooting case
Caption: A$AP Rocky sued for defamation over shooting case. Terell Ephron, also known as A$AP Relli, has filed a lawsuit against the fellow rapper and his lawyer Joe Tacopina over the remarks Tacopina made about him after he accused Rocky of shooting and injuring him in November 2021. After Ephron filed a civil suit over the incident last year, Tacopina allegedly went on a press campaign to "impugn and malign" him by painting him as a liar and an extortionist. According to Rolling Stone, Ephron's lawyers claimed in the suit that he has "suffered damage to his reputation and his personal brand; goodwill in the community as a member of A$AP Mob” and potentially lost future income "as a result of the negative publicity" stemming from Tacopina's comments. In a statement to TMZ, Tacopina said: "This is actually nothing more than a publicity stunt which is going to backfire badly.” “This opens up this extortionist to depositions under oath now before the resolution of the criminal case. It will expose the fraud he committed and unfortunately for his lawyers, it will cause them to be responsible for legal fees in this case.” Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, was arrested in April 2022 and subsequently charged with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He pleaded not guilty to the charges in August 2022 and is scheduled to attend a hearing on 8 November. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: A$AP Rocky,Personal brand,Sued,Defamation,Shooting case,Rapper,Terell Ephron,Joe Tacopina,Lawyer,Liar,Civil suit,Remarks,Campaign
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