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
‘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 Take A Bow songstress hugged the rapper
A$AP Rocky celebrated the verdict with his legal team in the courtroom
The Los Angeles courtroom erupted in cheers
The jury was instructed by the court that under the law, A$AP Rocky could not be found guilty, if they found him to be defending himself in the incident
A$AP Relli – who had been associated with A$AP Rocky dating back to high school as part of the musical ensemble A$AP Mob – testified in the case that he was unharmed in the shooting, aside from a bullet grazing his knuckle.
A$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.
The fashion mogul, who founded the company Fenty Beauty, was mentioned multiple times as attorneys conducted jury selection, amid speculation how her larger-than-life presence could sway jurors.
Following the verdict, jurors were led out of the courtroom and didn’t talk to the media as they departed, the AP reported.
Rihanna spotted leaving court with A$AP Rocky after closing arguments