Married? Judge Questions The Real Status Of A$AP Rocky and Rihanna's Relationship During His Pretrial
The real status of A$AP Rocky and Rihanna’s relationship has been a popular topic of speculation. And the pretrial hearing on Wednesday, January 15 provided an opportunity for the couple to clarify the nature of their relationship.
Apparently, the judge is trying to figure out if there is any spousal privilege – meaning spouses cannot be forced to testify against each other. During the pretrial hearing, the presiding judge asked A$Ap Rocky’s attorney how he should refer to Rihanna during the case. The question reads, “Is it his girlfriend or his wife?”
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In response to the judge’s question on the true nature of A$Ap Rocky and Rihanna’s Relationship, his lawyer noted that, explained that Rihanna is A$Ap Rocky’s “common law wife… or just ‘wife.’ However one of the prosecutors noted, “They’re not legally married [so] we’d prefer that she not be referred to as his wife, and she’s just referred to as his significant other or [the mother of his children].”
Simply put, Rihanna and the rapper are not married and therefore, she will not be referred to as his wife. The couple first sparked marital rumours after a music video for “D.M.B. where she appears as a bride in red at the end of the video, while A$AP Rocky wears gold grills that spell out “MARRY ME?”
Another rumour erupted yet again following his performance at Cannes in June 2023 when he referred to the singer as his “wife.” Again, in his song “Riot”, released in July 2023, the rapper had a line of lyric which reads, “My wife is erotic, I’m smokin’ exotic”. Finally, during Christmas, Rihanna said she has “wifehood-ish” holiday plans.
The confirmation of A$AP Rocky and Rihanna’s relationship comes after A$Ap reiterated that he didn’t shoot victim, A$AP Relli, whose real name is Terell Ephron. And that the rapper only wants to extort money from him. The hearing is still pretrial but the case is headed to trial.
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The shooting incident occurred in April 2022 and Rocky was charged for assault with a deadly weapon. Terell reported that A$Ap Rocky intentionally fired multiple shots at him and that he was injured by bullet fragments. Marriage may not be mandatory, but it can grant legal rights like tax breaks, inheritance rights, medical decision-making authority, and immigration privileges.
Again, legally it still holds a lot of weight. Who knows if this will spur Rihanna and A$Ap Rocky into getting married?
