Judge Mark S. Arnold speaks to attorneys before opening remarks in the felony assault trial of Rakim Mayers, aka A$AP Rocky, at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles on January 24, 2025. Mayers was charged in August 2022 with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, along with allegations he personally used a firearm during the pair of confrontations with Terell Ephron -- also known as A$AP Relli -- on the evening of November 6, 2021. (Photo by Genaro Molina / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GENARO MOLINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)