Rihanna breaks silence after boyfriend A$AP Rocky’s shock verdict

Rihanna has broken her silence after her boyfriend A$AP Rocky was found not guilty on all counts in his felony shooting trial.

The pop icon, 36, took to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday night to mark the moment with a heartfelt message celebrating the verdict, which spared Rocky from a potential 24-year prison sentence if convicted. 

‘The glory belongs to God and to God alone,’ she wrote, adding, ‘Thankful, humbled by His mercy.’ She signed off with a praying hands emoji.

Her emotional post came after an equally emotional moment in the courtroom. 

As the verdict was read, Rihanna—who shares two children with Rocky—broke down in tears, while he ran to embrace her.

The Los Angeles courtroom erupted in cheers as the couple clung to each other, overcome with relief.

Rihanna has broken her silence after her boyfriend A$AP Rocky was found not guilty on all counts in his felony shooting trial, (seen Tuesday)

The pop icon, 36, took to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday night to mark the moment with a heartfelt message celebrating the verdict, which spared Rocky from a potential 24-year prison sentence if convicted

Outside, Rocky expressed gratitude, thanking both God and the jury. 

Meanwhile, his attorney, Joe Tacopina, revealed that while the rapper had hoped to shield Rihanna from the trial, ‘wild horses couldn’t keep her away.’

‘Thanks y´all for saving my life,’ A$AP Rocky told the jury, composed of seven women and five men, as he left the courtroom, according to the AP.

The jury reached a unanimous decision after deliberating for about three hours following the conclusion of closing arguments in the case last week.

The Harlem, New York-born entertainer, before going into the trial, had declined an offer from prosecutors of a six-month jail sentence and probation.

Under that offer, A$AP Rocky would have had to plead guilty to one count in the case, the AP reported.

A$AP Rocky celebrated the verdict with his partner and legal team in the courtroom and after they left the building.

Prosecutors in the case said that the entertainer shot twice at his former pal A$AP Relli.

‘The glory belongs to God and to God alone,’ she wrote, adding, ‘Thankful, humbled by His mercy’

As the verdict was read, Rihanna—who shares two children with Rocky— broke down in tears, while he ran to embrace her 

The Barbados-born superstar songstress and fashion mogul had drawn attention during her outings to the court to support her boyfriend, who she shares two children with: RZA, two, and Riot Rose, one

The Los Angeles courtroom erupted in cheers as the couple clung to each other, overcome with relief

A$AP Relli testified in the case that he was unharmed aside form a bullet grazing his knuckle.

A$AP Rocky’s legal team said that the shots the rapper fired were actually blanks from a prop gun he obtained from the set of a music video he was working on, the AP reported.

The jury was instructed by the court that under the law, A$AP Rocky could not be found guilty, if they found him to be defending himself in the incident.

The Barbados-born superstar songstress and fashion mogul had drawn attention during her outings to the court to support her boyfriend, who she shares two children with: RZA, two, and Riot Rose, one.

In multiple outings, Rihanna was seated between A$AP Rocky’s mother Renee Black and sister Erika B. Mayers.

The Diamonds artist had brought their young children to the court for closing arguments in the felony case.

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