A$AP ROCKY'S SWEDISH IMPRISONMENT COULD TURN INTO A MAJOR PAYDAY FOR THE 30-YEAR-OLD RAPPER.
The Swedish law states that “if someone is charged with a crime and is found not guilty, the country could be on the hook for all the money the victorious defendant lost as a result of incarceration and the trial.” And in A$AP’s case, that would be a whole lot of money, given the fact that he’s been in jail for three weeks, and could be in Sweden a lot longer given the fact that he was deemed a flight risk and will “all but certain” be formally charged with aggravated assault on Thursday (July 25).
Not to mention, the entertainment news site reports that he’s already had to cancel 12 shows — which he was reportedly set to get paid 80K and up per show for — and is booked for seven more through the month of September. So, the longer he sits in jail, the more money he could receive.
As previously reported, a judge sided with prosecutors and ordered that A$AP — has been locked up for three weeks for his involvement in a street fight, which ensued after a random guy threw his headphones at Rocky’s bodyguard, cutting the bodyguard’s head — stay in jail for another week last Friday in order to give prosecutors a chance to further investigate.
Swedish prosecutors announced earlier this week that the man who attacked Rocky’s crew will not be prosecuted for any crime, despite video evidence showing Rocky and his crew were not the aggressors of the fight that has kept them in a Swedish jail for the past few weeks. According to TMZ, prosecutors “believe the guy who harassed Rocky attacked his bodyguard in self-defense, after being pushed and lifted by his neck,” and while “the initial video does not show anyone getting physical with the guy,” prosecutors have drawn that conclusion.
