Rihanna is throwing her full support behind A$AP Rocky .... because she's planning on showing up Wednesday for his Los Angeles criminal trial, TMZ has learned.
Of course, RiRi will cause quite the stir when she makes her grand entrance at the downtown L.A. courthouse, with a circus-like media atmosphere surrounding the high drama. A source with direct knowledge of the case tells us the plans could change, but right now RiRi is slated to be there tomorrow.
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And while it's unclear what testimony will be heard Wednesday in court, RiRi will likely be sitting in the gallery with all the regular folks, which should be an interesting visual in and of itself.
Nautica Malone, the Arizona man who cops say killed himself after being caught on camera masturbating at a coffee shop, told his brother he loved him before taking his own life ... TMZ has learned.
According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, Nautica's brother told cops Malone called him and told him he loved him and to "pull up." He says they only spoke on the phone for a minute and Nautica did not sound like his normal self.
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Nautica's brother says he'd also gotten a missed call from him earlier in the day ... and after growing concerned about their conversation, he got Nautica's location from his wife and arrived at the scene to find his brother dead in his car from a gunshot wound to the head.
It's been less than a week since 17-year-old Solomon Henderson opened fire and killed a fellow student at Antioch High School in Nashville ... and new 911 audio reveals just how harrowing the ordeal was for the community.
As you can hear in the audio, obtained by TMZ ... several students begged for police assistance after Henderson shot 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante in the cafeteria, killing her, before turning the gun on himself.
The recordings are certainly bone-chilling, as one student describes hearing "a pop" to one 911 operator ... confirming the violence was taking place in the Tennessee school's cafeteria.
9:38 AM PT -- The Philadelphia Police Dept. tells TMZ Sports ... detectives are investigating this incident.
A celebration of the Philadelphia Eagles' NFC championship took a bit of a scary turn on Sunday night ... when a fan in a packed crowd appeared to pull out a gun and fire it into the air.
Footage of the wild scene was posted to social media just a few hours after Philly took down the Washington Commanders, 55-23, at Lincoln Financial Field.
“I believe that was a gun.”
“I don’t give af.”
Eagles fans at Frankford & Cottman didn’t even blink 😂
A$AP Rocky is staying positive despite going to court on a gun charge that could put him behind bars ... just take a listen to what he had to say after the first day of his gun trial.
The rapper broke his silence Friday after court wrapped, sending a three-word message to his fans.
Rocky tried to sneak out a side door to avoid a throng of reporters and paparazzi ... but TMZ has the first video of him speaking since his trial began.
More proof Hollywood is a small town ... the first witness at A$AP Rocky's gun trial was an LAPD officer, who just so happens to be the son of Erika Jayne.
Thomas Zizzo was called to the stand Friday as Rocky's trial got underway in a downtown Los Angeles courthouse ... and he told the jury about his ties to the case.
Turns out, Erika's son was one of the cops who responded to the alleged shooting ... and he testified about what he saw at the scene when he arrived.
A Florida man experienced the shock of his life when he was accidentally shot with his own gun by a police officer during a traffic stop ... and now he's telling TMZ how profoundly this agonizing experience has complicated his career.
Jason Arrington tells us he blacked out when Jacksonville Sheriff's Officer Mindy Cardwell accidentally pulled the trigger as she tried to remove his gun from his waistband ... sending a bullet through his right hip area, exiting near his kneecap. He says his first thought was he would die right then and there.
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BTW, he was legally carrying the gun -- a Glock .45 semiautomatic pistol -- which he had let Officer Shaun Lowry know about early on in the December stop, for allegedly running a red light. For everyone's safety, Lowry asked him to step out of the car ... which is when things quickly went south.
A$AP Rocky's felony assault trial got underway Friday morning ... days after the Grammy-nominated rapper rejected a plea deal -- and we're live streaming the whole thing. Rocky faces a potential 24-year prison sentence if he's found guilty.
Rocky's attorney Joe Tacopina and prosecutor Paul Bradley started the morning off addressing the judge in the downtown L.A. courtroom before the jury was seated.
The two sides were arguing over evidence related to bullet casings -- and, Judge Mark S. Arnold decided the defense is free to consult a firearms expert on the court's dime ... but, no evidence was excluded. The judge ruled nothing the two attorneys argued about is allowed to be mentioned in their opening statements, and the jury was then brought in.
9:30 AM PT -- Rocky's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, tells TMZ, aside from the proposed plea bargain being a career ender for his client, "He is not taking ANY PLEA, because he has always maintained his innocence."
A$AP Rocky rolled the dice and rejected a plea bargain in his felony assault case because the deal would have cost him his livelihood, sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.
Rocky's trial starts this morning with opening statements, and he now faces 24 years in prison for allegedly shooting A$AP Relli in November 2021.
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The plea deal he was offered included 180 days in jail, a guilty plea to the most serious of the 2 felonies for which he was charged -- assault with a semiautomatic weapon -- a 7-year suspended sentence, 3 years probation and 500 hours of community service.
The Tennessee school shooter apparently drew his inspiration for his deadly rampage from the likes of Candace Owens and Adolf Hitler -- and he was even photographed doing a Nazi salute.
Solomon Henderson, 17, who fatally shot a 16-year-old student and injured two others at Antioch High School in Nashville -- posed for a picture mimicking the dead German Nazi leader, which is downright chilling considering Henderson's age and his vicious crimes.
Police say they are investigating an expansive online manifesto purportedly written by Henderson to determine his motive. The massive document includes statements such as “race mixing” and “take revenge," as well as Hitler references and notations about previous school shootings.
A terrifying moment was captured on video during Wednesday's deadly Tennessee school shooting — as gunfire erupted with people ducking for cover just before the assailant killed himself.
Check it out ... a witness filming the chaotic scene with a cell phone camera crouched behind the cashier's station inside the cafeteria at Antioch High School in Nashville.
Two loud gunshots can be heard as students and school personnel order everyone to "move." After the second shot, someone screams, "He shot himself!"
A$AP Rocky is headed for court on gun charges ... the Grammy-nominated rapper just turned down a plea deal from L.A. prosecutors, opting to face a jury trial instead.
L.A. County prosecutors offered him a deal -- if Rocky pled guilty to one of two felony charges, he'd serve 180 days in jail, and he'd get a seven-year suspended sentence, with three years on probation. But, AR told a judge today he's decided to decline to take the deal. Rocky could be sentenced to up to 24 years in jail if found guilty in a trial.
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We caught AR on the way into court this morning, but he didn't offer any comment.
A female cop is getting canned after accidentally shooting a man with his own gun during a traffic stop in Florida -- and it's all caught on graphic body cam.
Jason Arrington is fully cooperating in video just released from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, calmly telling an officer he has a gun on him, after he was pulled over for running a red light. He steps out of his SUV and 2 officers frisk him ... that's when Officer Mindy Cardwell removes the weapon from Arrington's waistband, and it suddenly fires.
Chaos unfolds immediately -- another officer tells Caldwell to drop the pistol as he helps the wounded Arrington to a nearby patch of grass, blood seeping through the man's pants.
If you ever wanted to know the dangers of being a cop ... look no further than this body camera footage from the Oklahoma City PD.
The wild compilation video was recorded by OCPD officers who responded to a domestic situation in December 2024, but police only recently released it.
It all started when Jerry Yang arrived at his ex's home with a firearm and started making threats before fatally shooting the woman's 15-year-old son and injuring her other child.
Noah Scurry -- a high school basketball star in Pennsylvania -- tragically died this week after he was shot just steps from his home.
The Philadelphia Police Department said the fatal shooting happened at around 7:15 AM on Tuesday ... revealing Scurry was on his way to Samuel Fels High School when he was gunned down.
New body cam footage is revealing New Orleans cops putting themselves in incredible danger to stop the Bourbon Street terrorist attack.
The newly released video starts after the suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, had mowed down NYE revelers and crashed his truck ... and you see officers swarming around the vehicle with their guns drawn.
With the driver's side door open, one officer was closing in, just inches from Jabbar, who the cops couldn't see due to the airbags deploying in his truck. But, without warning, the terrorist came out firing his gun from behind the airbag.
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