Aap Rocky returned to a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday and agreed to a new months-long delay in his felony firearm assault case. At the morning hearing, his lawyers also sought to safeguard his right to question possible witnesses about discovery in the case centered on claims he shot his former friend in the hand during a dispute last year.
Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, walked into the courtroom with two bodyguards and his trio of high-powered lawyers: Joseph Tacopina, Sara L. Caplan and Chad Seigel. The Harlem-raised rapper,...
Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, walked into the courtroom with two bodyguards and his trio of high-powered lawyers: Joseph Tacopina, Sara L. Caplan and Chad Seigel. The Harlem-raised rapper,...
- 11/2/2022
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Aap Rocky is the victim of a failed shakedown and fabricated shooting accusation orchestrated by his “jealous” former friend Aap Relli, the rapper’s defense lawyer Joe Tacopina tells Rolling Stone.
Shedding new light on the disputed incident that led to criminal charges and a civil lawsuit against his client, Tacopina is adamant that Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, didn’t shoot anyone during the confrontation on a Hollywood street last November.
“Rocky didn’t shoot him by any stretch,” Tacopina says, referring to Relli and calling the firearm assault allegation...
Shedding new light on the disputed incident that led to criminal charges and a civil lawsuit against his client, Tacopina is adamant that Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, didn’t shoot anyone during the confrontation on a Hollywood street last November.
“Rocky didn’t shoot him by any stretch,” Tacopina says, referring to Relli and calling the firearm assault allegation...
- 9/16/2022
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Aap Rocky appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to charges he shot his former friend – an early member of the Aap Mob – during a “heated discussion” on a Hollywood street last November.
Prosecutors charged the Harlem rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, with two counts of using a semiautomatic firearm to assault Terell Ephron, also known as Aap Relli. Rolling Stone was first to report last week that Ephron was the alleged victim in the felony case and had filed a civil lawsuit against Mayers for assault,...
Prosecutors charged the Harlem rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, with two counts of using a semiautomatic firearm to assault Terell Ephron, also known as Aap Relli. Rolling Stone was first to report last week that Ephron was the alleged victim in the felony case and had filed a civil lawsuit against Mayers for assault,...
- 8/17/2022
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Former Aap Mob member Terell Ephron, aka Aap Relli, has come forward as the man Aap Rocky allegedly shot last November, as Rolling Stone has learned that he plans to file a civil suit for assault, battery, and emotional distress against his high school best friend.
Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was arrested in April for assault with a deadly weapon over the alleged shooting, with police withholding the victim’s name. Mayers has not been charged, but heads to court on August 17 over the matter.
But ahead of the hearing,...
Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was arrested in April for assault with a deadly weapon over the alleged shooting, with police withholding the victim’s name. Mayers has not been charged, but heads to court on August 17 over the matter.
But ahead of the hearing,...
- 8/10/2022
- by Cheyenne Roundtree
- Rollingstone.com
Dolphin Entertainment has acquired the rights to “Special Delivery,” an original screenplay written by Brian Hurwitz, and has attached Vaughn Stein to direct.
The pic tells the story of Jess, whose world comes crashing down around her when she aggressively rebuffs a member of a powerful crime family. Her only chance at survival is to drive from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and deliver a mysterious package to a notorious gambler by midnight that day. It proves to be a task easier said than done, as she’s chased by two different men, each motivated by greed and revenge. Faced with incredible challenges and unlikely obstacles, the unknown contents of that package bring Jess face-to-face with her worst personal nightmare.
Emerson Davis, Dolphin’s vice president of development and production, is handling development of the project and will oversee production.
“’Special Delivery’ is an extremely fast-paced, ticking-clock thriller,” said Davis.
The pic tells the story of Jess, whose world comes crashing down around her when she aggressively rebuffs a member of a powerful crime family. Her only chance at survival is to drive from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and deliver a mysterious package to a notorious gambler by midnight that day. It proves to be a task easier said than done, as she’s chased by two different men, each motivated by greed and revenge. Faced with incredible challenges and unlikely obstacles, the unknown contents of that package bring Jess face-to-face with her worst personal nightmare.
Emerson Davis, Dolphin’s vice president of development and production, is handling development of the project and will oversee production.
“’Special Delivery’ is an extremely fast-paced, ticking-clock thriller,” said Davis.
- 5/4/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
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