George Gascón Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

US rapper A$AP Rocky will face criminal assault charges in relation to a shooting that left a former member of his posse the A$AP Mob suffering from minor injuries, the Los Angeles District Attorney has confirmed.The 33 year old rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, is facing two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm. The incident took place on November 6, 2021, when his girlfriend, pop-sensation Rihanna, was four months pregnant with their first child, a baby boy.

A$AP Rocky is facing criminal charges for alleged assault. The charges were announced by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Monday.«Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood,» Gascon stated in a press release issued by his office.Gascón continued, «My office conducted a thorough review of the evidence in this case and determined that the addition of a special firearm allegation was warranted.»Rocky — real name Rakim Mayers -- faces two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm with allegations of personally using a firearm, according to the announcement.

A$AP Rocky has been charged with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced. The rapper is accused of firing multiple shots at a former friend in an encounter in Hollywood back in November 2021.

J. Kim Murphy Rakim Mayers, better known by his stage name A$AP Rocky, faces two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm with allegations of personally using a firearm. Los Angeles county District Attorney George Gascón announced that his office had filed charges against the rapper on Monday.“Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood,” Gascón said in a statement.

A$AP Rocky is being charged in connection to an alleged shooting that took place last year in Hollywood.

UPDATED with results: An effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón was rejected today, with the county clerk’s office announcing that organizers submitted only 520,050 valid petition signatures, short of the required 566,857.

Scrubs and Californication co-executive producer Eric Weinberg was arrest today by the LAPD on multiple sexual assault charges. The arrest is related to a series of rapes and more that the police say occurred between 2012 and 2019.

Two men arrested last year in the deaths of model Christy Giles and her architect friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola have now been charged with murder, rape and accessory after the fact charges by the Los Angeles County District Attorney.

Almost a year after Harvey Weinstein was extradited to Los Angeles to face rape and other multiple sex crimes charges, the incarcerated former producer today learned when his trial will begin.

New York Post that his fellow inmates recognize him from the Hollywood Bowl incident.“They come up to me and ask, ‘Hey, are you the guy who went up to Dave Chappelle?'” Lee said. “I feel safer here right now than being outside because I’m going to need to find and hire security.”On Sunday, Lee said that he rushed the stage and tackled the comedian to send him a message about his “triggering” jokes. “I wanted him to know that next time, he should consider first running his material by people it could affect,” the 23-year-old stated, referencing his history with homelessness and sexual abuse, as well as his bisexual identity.

charged with attacking Dave Chappelle during a stand-up show, has been charged in a separate case with attempted murder.On Thursday (May 19), the Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon announced his office had filed an attempted murder charge against Lee, 23, for allegedly stabbing his roommate at a transitional housing apartment during a fight on December 2.According to police, publicity generated from the attack against Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl on May 3 helped the alleged victim of the stabbing identify Lee.In a statement, Gascon said: “The publicity generated by the attack on Mr. Chappelle helped police solve this crime.

Isaiah Lee, the man who attacked Dave Chapelle in the middle of his May 3 comedy set at the Hollywood Bowl, has been arrested for attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his roommate.Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday that his office filed the charge against the 23-year-old suspect, to which Lee has plead not guilty.“The publicity generated by the attack on Mr. Chappelle helped police solve this crime,” said District Attorney Gascón.

Just days after Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón's office declined to file felony charges against Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker, Isaiah Lee, Gascón stood in front of media members to "clear up" what he described as "a substantial level of misinformation and misunderstanding concerning the Dave Chappelle case." "In the city of L.A. as it is the case with nine other cities in the county, which amounts for about 50% of the population of the county – we have city prosecutors that handle misdemeanors," Gascón said on Tuesday.

Thania Garcia After the disastrous events of last year’s Astroworld, the murder of Drakeo the Ruler at the Banc of California Stadium last December and the recent attack on comedian Dave Chapelle, venue security has become a pressing issue for governing officials.Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón addressed the need for new security measures in a speech Tuesday and responded to Chapelle and his attorney’s request to reconsider the Hollywood Bowl attack as a felony, rather than a misdemeanor.After Isaiah Lee tackled Chappelle onstage during the comedian’s set at the Netflix Is a Joke festival last week, Chappelle’s attorney, Gabriel Colwell, told Rolling Stone: “We request that DA Gascón reconsider, correct this mistake and charge this as a felony.” “Entertainers in Los Angeles need to know that the justice system will protect them on stage,” said Colwell.Gascón, however, responded to Chapelle and his attorney in his address today underlining the fact that there have been “many miscommunications.”He said: “We have city prosecutors that handle misdemeanors, they have the jurisdiction. Mr.

The man who allegedly attacked Dave Chappelle on stage at his Hollywood Bowl show on Tuesday will NOT face felony charges.

The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office’s decision not to bring felony charges against Dave Chappelle’s alleged onstage attacker has already sent shockwaves through the world of entertainment, and live venue owners across the country are coming down hard on what they say is DA George Gascón’s lack of justice. "This is shocking to hear," New York comedy club owner Dani Zoldan told Fox News Digital Thursday. "The individual that attacked Dave Chappelle did so with a knife. It was planned in advance.

The man who attacked Dave Chappelle during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday will not face felony charges despite carrying a replica pistol with a folding knife blade affixed to it. Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón’s office declined Thursday to file felony charges against Isaiah Lee, 23, who was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he tackled Chappelle.

LA County District Attorney George Gascón, left, swears in members of his LGBTQ+ Advisory Board. Photo: LA County District Attorney’s Office.

life in prison with a minimum of 150 years for the murder of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, wife of celebrated music executive Clarence Avant.Maynor, 30, broke into the Avant family home on Dec. 1, and shot Jacqueline Avant in the back. About an hour later, he was taken into custody in the Hollywood Hills after shooting himself while burglarizing a second home.

declined to file a police report against Will Smith after the actor slapped the comedian on stage at the Oscars, there’s a chance that he’s not out of the woods when it comes to legal liability or criminal charges.In terms of what action the LAPD could take, criminal defense attorney Lara Yeretsian says that if Rock is uninterested in charges being filed, it would take the LAPD claiming something like disturbing the peace for them to bring charges, but such a move would be “highly unlikely.” “Law enforcement is going to walk away from this. Not with a non-cooperating witness. They need him,” Yeretsian told TheWrap.

Just six weeks before Ron Jeremy’s trial on multiple rape charges is scheduled to start, a judge this morning hit the pause button so the ex-porn star could receive psychiatric evaluations.

Facing a recall effort and a rising tide of resentment on the mounting crime wave in Los Angeles County, District Attorney George Gascon is revising his approach – but keeping his opposition to the death penalty.

A woman was just stabbed in broad daylight at a Foot Locker in Los Angeles — all because some sneakers were being released.

In one particular, progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón doesn’t differ from his predecessors: He is against opening court and prosecutorial behavior in the Roman Polanski sex case to public inspection—at least not until the fugitive Polanski returns from abroad to face sentencing.

Angela Kukawski, a business manager who worked with members of the Kardashian family, was found dead inside her car on December 23, according to a statement today from the Los Angeles Police Department. Kukawski, who worked at Boulevard Management in Woodland Hills, was 55.

[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content]

suspect arrested for Jacqueline Avant's death has been charged with murder.Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced on Monday that a man was charged with killing music legend Clarence Avant's wife and trying to kill her security guard during a robbery, per the LA County's press release.The 29-year-old Los Angeles native was charged with one count each of murder, attempted murder, and felony with a firearm, as well as two counts of residential burglary with a person present.

Robert Durst has been found guilty of killing his longtime friend Susan Berman more than 20 years ago.

Ron Jeremy has been indicted on more than 30 counts of sexual assault, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Wednesday.He is accused of sexually assaulting more than 20 women over a 23-year span dating back to 1996.“Far too often, survivors of sexual assault suffer in isolation,” Gascón said.

Behind bars for over a year, Ron Jeremy was in court again today to now face the hard justice of a Grand Jury.