Sweden charges American rapper A$AP Rocky with assault

A$AP Rocky in Rome — (Image credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Gucci)

A Swedish prosecutor charged American rapper A$AP Rocky with assault Thursday, more than three weeks after Rocky was arrested following a June 30 street brawl in Stockholm and despite an unusual personal intervention by President Trump. Prosecutor Daniel Suneson said he filed the charges against Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, and two other men arrested with him "having come to the conclusion that the events in question constitute a crime and despite claims of self-defense and provocation." Rocky and the other two men will remain in custody until trial; no court dates have been set.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.