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Rihanna hugs A$AP Rocky as rapper found not guilty in assault case

Rihanna's beau, rapper A$AP Rocky, was declared not guilty on all counts on Tuesday by jurors in his felony criminal trial in Los Angeles.

The Take A Bow songstress erupted in tears as the verdict was read and Rocky ran over to hug her.

The three-time Grammy nominee was charged with a pair of felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and faced up to 24 years in prison if convicted.

"Thanks y'all for saving my life," Rocky told the jury, composed of seven women and five men, as he left the courtroom, according to the Associated Press.

The musical artist, whose full name is Rakim Mayers, was emotional as he embraced his lawyers after the verdict was read.

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

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

The jury reached a unanimous decision after deliberating for about three hours following the conclusion of closing arguments in the case last week.

Rihanna had attended the trial sporadically and brought the couple´s two sons - two-year-old RZA Athelston Mayers and one-year-old Riot Rose Mayers - for some of the closing arguments.

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