Alert – Rihanna wears a stylish androgynous suit as she rings in her 37th birthday with A$AP Rocky and celebrates his not guilty verdict

Rihanna looked stylish in an androgynous look as she rang in her 37th birthday with her partner A$AP Rocky in Los Angeles on Thursday. 

The couple have a lot to celebrate after the rapper, 36, was acquitted in his recent court case.

A$AP Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, was found not guilty of shooting a former friend during an altercation in Hollywood in 2021 on Tuesday.

He was charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm against his former friend, Terell Ephron, known as A$AP Relli.

Heading out to The Nice Guy Italian restaurant in West Hollywood, Rihanna wore a double breasted blazer with dramatic shoulder pads. 

The singer layered a white shirt with a red striped tie underneath, added a pair of black trousers and topped off her look with stilettos.  

Rihanna looked stylish in an androgynous look as she rang in her 37th birthday with her partner A$AP Rocky in Los Angeles on Thursday

The couple have a lot to celebrate after the rapper, 36, was acquitted in his recent court case

A$AP Rocky layered a trench coat over the top of a grey blazer and black loose fitting trousers before shielding his eyes with a pair of sunglasses. 

They were joined by a group of close friends as they celebrated the occasion. 

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have reportedly promised to name their next child after the rapper’s lawyer after he was acquitted in his recent court case. 

In a show of gratitude to attorney Joe Tacopina after being cleared, A$AP – who already shares sons RZA, two, and 18-month-old Riot with the singer – vowed to bestow his next baby with his moniker.

Speaking of the honour, Joe told Extra: ‘They grabbed me and they said, “Listen, our next baby A$AP Joe.” I said, “I’m gonna hold you to that!”‘ 

The lawyer went on to say that A$AP said some ‘very nice things’ to him following the verdict, noting he told him he ‘loved’ him and that they were ‘family’. 

Ahead of the not guilty verdict, Joe also recalled the ‘special’ moment he shared with the star, who was ‘facing a decade-long prison sentence’ and didn’t know if he’d be be able to go home to his babies.

Jo explained: ‘He grabbed me and he said, “Joe, I want you to know, I know how hard you fought here. I know everything you’ve done, and I just appreciate you so much.” 

Heading out to The Nice Guy Italian restaurant in West Hollywood, Rihanna wore a double breasted blazer with dramatic shoulder pads

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have reportedly promised to name their next child after the rapper’s lawyer after he was acquitted in his recent court case [pictured together outside court]

He added: ‘It’s obviously a very serious moment for him, and he has the wherewithal and the thought to think, “Let me thank this guy.” It was special that he did that.’

Rihanna erupted in tears as the not guilty verdicts were read out on Tuesday. A$AP Rocky, who faced up to 24 years in prison if convicted, ran over and dived into her arms after being spared from a lengthy jail sentence.

Once close, A$AP Rocky and A$AP Relli were members of the A$AP Mob crew while at high school in New York, but the relationship broke down after Rocky became famous. 

‘Thanks y’all for saving my life,’ a jubilant A$AP Rocky told the jury, composed of seven women and five men, as he left the courtroom. He was later seen enjoying a celebratory dinner with Rihanna in Beverly Hills.

During the three-week trial, Relli testified that Rocky fired two shots from a handgun, grazing his knuckles.

The rapper’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, argued he was actually carrying a prop gun incapable of firing real bullets – and branded Relli an angry pathological liar’ who ‘committed perjury again and again and again and again’ during the trial.

It was not immediately clear whether the verdict was reached because the jury believed he was carrying a prop gun, or that he acted in self-defence. 

Jurors began their deliberations on Tuesday after three weeks of testimony and arguments. It took them about three hours to reach a unanimous decision. 

In a show of gratitude to attorney Joe Tacopina [pictured]after being cleared, A$AP vowed to bestow his next baby with his moniker

The three-time Grammy nominee [pictured leaving court with Rihanna] was found not guilty of shooting a former friend during an altercation in Hollywood in 2021 on Tuesday

Speaking of the honour, Joe told Extra : ‘They grabbed me and they said, “Listen, our next baby A$AP Joe.” I said, “I’m gonna hold you to that!”‘

They had been instructed by Judge Mark S Arnold they could find Rocky not guilty if they deemed he was acting in self-defence. 

The musical artist was emotional as he embraced his lawyers after the verdict was read.

Before going into the trial, Harlem-born Rocky had declined an offer from prosecutors of a six-month jail sentence and probation. 

Under that offer, the rapper would have had to plead guilty to one count in the case, the AP reported. 

During the trail, prosecutors in the case said A$AP Rocky shot twice at his former pal A$AP Relli.

Relli testified in the LA courtroom that he was unharmed in the shooting, aside from a bullet grazing his knuckle.