A video allegedly shows the rapper punching and kicking a man, but he offered his side of the story on Instagram
A$AP Rocky has been arrested in Stockholm, Sweden on suspicion of assault, according The Hollywood Reporter.
In a video shared by TMZ, Rocky and his crew can be seen punching and kicking a man on the street. According to TMZ, two young men said Rocky broke a pair of their headphones, then followed the rapper and threatened to contact the police. After getting into an argument with the rapper, Rocky and three other men then allegedly punched and kicked one of the men before fleeing the scene. The Stockholm Prosecutor Office told The Hollywood Reporter that a request had been made for Rocky’s arrest.
Rocky shared an extended video of the incident on his own Instagram account offering his side of the story. In the video, Rocky and his crew repeatedly ask the two men to stop following them. The men claim that Rocky’s crew damaged a pair of headphones, while Rocky’s crew maintain they were damaged after one of the men threw a punch. In the Instagram caption, Rocky also adds that the men “followed us for four blocks, and they were slapping girls butts who passed”. Off-camera, a woman says that one of the men “slapped my ass and my girl friend’s ass”.