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“I’m Innocent”: A$AP Rocky Arrested In Sweden After Video Surfaces Of Him In Street Fight

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Rocky claimed that the men in the alleged assault were following him and his entourage.

A$AP Rocky was arrested on suspicion of assault by Swedish police late Tuesday night after a video surfaced of him in an altercation with a man in Stockholm.

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The video, which was taken Sunday evening, appears to show the rapper grabbing a man and tossing him several feet. After the video surfaced online, Rocky shared two videos related to the alleged assault on his Instagram.

The videos show two men speaking to Rocky and his entourage, with Rocky claiming in both that the men continued to follow them after accusing Rocky’s bodyguard of breaking one of the man’s headphones.

One of the videos appears to show one of the men swinging their headphones at Rocky’s bodyguard.

Elsewhere in the video, a girl can be heard telling Rocky that one of the men slapped her butt, as well as her friend’s butt.

In the comments section for one of the videos, Rocky later wrote “I’m innocent,” which was followed up with “They trynna arrest me out here now, smh.”

Rocky was in Stockholm for the Smash Festival, which he performed at Tuesday night.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Stockholm Prosecutor Office was initially unable to provide further information other than to say a request had been made for Rocky’s arrest.

Elijah C. Watson

Elijah Watson serves as Okayplayer's News & Culture Editor. When he's not writing he's listening to Sade and crying or watching My Hero Academia with his partner.

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