People were thinking it was a ploy, like some sort of maneuver to get the jury to feel sympathy. The jury’s not feeling sympathy,” the rapper’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, said.

Rakim Mayers, aka A$AP Rocky, appears in court as the verdict is read during his felony assault trial at Clara Shortridge ...

Rocky’s lawyer Joe Tacopina had a strong message for critics who thought Rihanna shouldn’t have brought her kids to court ...