Following a three-day trial, ASAP Rocky has been released from jail after a judge ruled that he will not have to remain in custody while awaiting the verdict and sentence in his Swedish assault case.
The announcement was met with cheers in the courtroom. Rocky is free to leave Sweden while they await a verdict, which is expected August 14. The other two defendants are also released and free to leave.
President Donald Trump tweeted as the news broke that Rocky would be on his way back to the US:
A$AP Rocky released from prison and on his way home to the United States from Sweden. It was a Rocky Week, get home ASAP A$AP!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2019
Rocky was arrested in Sweden at the beginning of July and has been jail ever since. The trial took place earlier this week, and Rocky pleaded not guilty and testified that he acted in self-defense.
Rocky issued a statement shortly after his release. “THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART TO ALL OF MY FANS, FRIENDS AND ANYONE ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO SUPPORTED ME DURING THESE LAST FEW WEEKS,” it reads. “I CANT BEGIN TO DESCRIBE HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR ALL OF YOU THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT AND HUMBLING EXPERIENCE I WANT TO THANK THE COURT FOR ALLOWING ME BLADI AND THOTO TO RETURN TO OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL OF THE LOVE AND SUPPORT.”
