The rapper, actor and designer arrived for the first day of trial on Jan. 21. He turned down a last-minute prosecution plea offer, and jury selection got underway.

The rapper and globe-trotting fashion fixture stands accused of firing shots at a onetime friend. His long-awaited trial in the case has already provided tabloid fodder.

Rocky and Rihanna 's relationship status was debated in court before the start of his criminal gun trial. On Wednesday, Rocky's attorney Joe Tacopina attended a preliminary hearing where Judge Mark S.