Go to NBCNews.com for breaking news, videos, and the latest top stories in world news, business, politics, health and pop culture. The jury, composed of seven women and five men, found Rocky not guilty on two felony counts of assault with a firearm related to an alleged 2021 shooting involving his former friend Terell Ephron The defense argued that Rocky fired blanks from a prop gun that he picked up from a music video set. The jurors were also instructed that they could find him not guilty if they deemed he was acting in self-defense. At a November 2023 hearing, Detective Frank Flores took the stand, and new surveillance video was unveiled where two loud pops, which the prosecution team claimed were the alleged shooting, were However, the rapper's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, said he was carrying a prop gun from a music video set that was incapable of firing real bullets. During the trial, the defence cross-examined a police Video of the incident clearly captures Rocky holding a gun, but the footage of the actual shooting is grainy. There is no forensic evidence tying Mayers to the alleged attack, and an initial That home, which is in the coveted 90210 ZIP code, is tucked behind lush landscaping and sits in an exclusive area of Beverly Hills. It offers 7,628 square feet of space and features five bedrooms The first video shown by the prosecution, captured from nearby but partly blocked, showed a physical struggle between two men - with two others intervening - outside a parking garage in Hollywood "He's a failed associate — ex-associate — of Rocky's, and he's jealous," Tacopina said of Ephron. "He was trying to get money from Rocky. He wanted Rocky to support him. He made it By . Erin Keller is a reporter based in Ohio. Her focus is live and trending news, as well as pop culture. She has covered celebrity deaths, lawsuits, and the Hunter Biden gun trial.