The alleged victim of A$AP Rocky’s shooting is suing him for defamation.
Terell Ephron, also known as A$AP Relli, has filed a lawsuit against the fellow rapper and his lawyer Joe Tacopina over comments Tacopina made about him after accusing Rocky of shooting and wounding him in November 2021.
After Ephron filed a civil lawsuit over the incident last year, Tacopina allegedly went on a press campaign to “smear and defame” him, painting him as a liar and an extortionist.
According to Rolling Stone, Ephron’s lawyers claimed in the lawsuit that he has suffered “damage to his reputation and personal brand; goodwill in the community as a member of the A$AP Mob” and possible loss of future earnings “as a result of the negative publicity” stemming from Tacopina’s comments.
He has asked for punitive or exemplary damages, plus attorney’s fees.
In a statement to TMZ, Tacopina said, “This is really nothing more than a publicity stunt that will backfire badly. I more than welcome this lawsuit, especially since the criminal case has not yet been resolved. This opens up this extortionist to depositions under oath now, before the resolution of the criminal case. It is going to expose the fraud that he has committed and unfortunately for his lawyers, it is going to cause them to be responsible for the attorneys’ fees in this case. They don’t know the facts of this case or the actions of their client. But I will be more than happy to fill them in.
