In petitioning for Rocky’s release, Trump means to appease black voters. Trump’s concern-trolling about Sweden’s “real crime problem” marks only the beginning of the president’s political investment in A$AP Rocky. Sweden should focus on its real crime problem! #FreeRocky.”
“We do so much for Sweden but it doesn’t seem to work the other way around. “Give A$AP Rocky his FREEDOM,” Trump tweeted. Trump has since said he’s “very disappointed” in Löfven. Trump called the Swedish prime minister, Stefan Löfven, to appeal on Rocky’s behalf Löfven declined to undermine a criminal prosecution. The president enthusiastically became Rocky’s most steadfast advocate. On July 25, Trump adopted the #FreeRocky hashtag, transforming Rocky’s legal ordeal into a diplomatic crisis. His most crucial allies would prove to be first lady Melania Trump, Kim Kardashian West, and Kanye West, who lobbied President Donald Trump.
Rocky has supportive fans but, more importantly, Rocky has supportive celebrity peers. Rocky’s fellow rappers Tyler, the Creator, ScHoolboy Q, and Lil Yachty pledged to boycott Sweden (where Rocky was performing in a music festival) until authorities released him.
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Rocky’s four-day trial concluded on Friday he returned to the United States on Sunday pending the verdict, expected next week.Īt home, Ferg helped rally attention to Rocky’s arrest by promoting a #FreeRocky hashtag, which spread online as several celebrities, including Kris Jenner, Shawn Mendes, and Jaden Smith, called attention to Rocky’s cause. In Sweden, defendants are not granted bail, nor are they detained indefinitely. “They are trying to keep him there for 2 weeks and if convicted he will be looking at 6 years just for defending himself in a fight.” Ferg, who wasn’t involved in the altercation, perhaps exaggerated the humanitarian concerns about Rocky’s detainment. “He’s in Sweeden locked up in solitary confinement with no visit or phone call privileges,” Ferg wrote in a caption. Rocky’s case gained worldwide attention after Rocky’s partner, A$AP Ferg, posted on Instagram to publicize Rocky’s pretrial detention. Now, there’s no shortage of scandalous headlines about young rappers, criminal charges, and court dates G-Eazy was arrested in Stockholm a year ago and charged with cocaine possession and assault stemming from an incident at a local nightclub. Swedish police detained Rocky three days after the altercation, and prosecutors charged Rocky, Rispers Jr., and Corniel with assault on July 25. “We don’t want to fight y’all,” Rocky reassured Jafari, “we not tryna go to jail.” In an Instagram post on Rocky’s account depicting a portion of the incident, Rocky alternates between attempting to diffuse the encounter and addressing his followers. Rocky claimed the two men followed his group, and that he and members of his entourage acted in self-defense. Footage of the incident available online provides a disjointed account of the altercation. and Bladimir Corniel, assaulted him and beat him. The daytime encounter turned violent, and one of the men, 19-year-old Mustafa Jafari, alleged that Rocky and two of his associates, David Rispers Jr. On June 30, Rocky-whose real name is Rakim Mayers-and members of his entourage encountered two young men while exiting a restaurant in Stockholm. A$AP Rocky’s recent arrest and incarceration in Sweden made for a strange cause célèbre.
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