After a jury found A$AP Rocky not guilty of a 2021 shooting, the artist and his even-more-famous partner Rihanna reportedly took the opportunity to thank Rocky’s lawyer in the sweetest way possible.
In an interview with Extra, the victorious defense attorney shared, “Rihanna and Rocky said to me in the courtroom yesterday, they grabbed me and they said, ‘Listen, our next baby is A$AP Joe.’” That probably isn’t replacing any of the billable hours, but it beats a fruit basket!
The future A$AP’s namesake is Joe Tacopina, (whose website, we note, now sports a new font!), whose relationship with the family seems to have leveled up after formerly babysitting the couple’s first child while Rihanna performed at the Super Bowl, becoming the first lawyer to take on babysitting duty since Lionel Hutz (a.k.a. Miguel Sanchez, a.k.a. Dr. Nguyen Van Thoc) watched the Simpson kids for 32 hours.
It’s a much nicer gesture than Tacopina might be used to.
The last big defendant that Tacopina successfully represented (or perhaps babysat) ran to his personal social media platform and Truth Socialed a slobbering diatribe against the lawyer for managing to keep Trump from owing even MORE money for defaming E. Jean Carroll by calling her a liar over the — as the judge put it — colloquial-but-not-strictly-legal-definition rape. And yet this is what Tacopina got by way of thanks:
This disgusting Slob, a Democrat Political Operative, is the same guy who funded a woman who I knew absolutely nothing about, sued me for Rape, for which I was found NOT GUILTY. She didn’t remember the year, decade, or much else! In Interviews she said some amazingly “inconsistent” things. Disgraceful Trial—Very unfair. I was asked by my lawyer not to attend—“It was beneath me, and they have no case.” That was not good advice.
Here on planet Earth, Tacopina’s decision to keep the incoherent and off-putting Trump out of the courtroom was likely instrumental to convincing the jury that Trump’s actions were more legally characterized as sexual assault than rape. By contrast, Trump did get to speak at his subsequent criminal trial and only succeeded in getting convicted 34 times. Probably should’ve kept listening to Joe.
Another fun tidbit: Tacopina’s Extra interview was conducted by Billy Bush, who famously found himself on the receiving end of Trump’s “grab ’em by the pussy” remarks later referenced in the Carroll case.
Because time isn’t so much a flat circle, but a Möbius strip of jackassery perpetually orbiting Trump.
A$AP Rocky’s Attorney Says Rapper & Rihanna Promised to Name Next Kid Joe (Exclusive) [Extra]
Earlier: Trump Flames His Lawyer Joe Tacopina On Truth Social
Trump Gets Carroll Judge To Brand Him A Digital Rapist. Again.
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Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter or Bluesky if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search.
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After a jury found A$AP Rocky not guilty of a 2021 shooting, the artist and his even-more-famous partner Rihanna reportedly took the opportunity to thank Rocky’s lawyer in the sweetest way possible.
In an interview with Extra, the victorious defense attorney shared, “Rihanna and Rocky said to me in the courtroom yesterday, they grabbed me and they said, ‘Listen, our next baby is A$AP Joe.’” That probably isn’t replacing any of the billable hours, but it beats a fruit basket!
The future A$AP’s namesake is Joe Tacopina, (whose website, we note, now sports a new font!), whose relationship with the family seems to have leveled up after formerly babysitting the couple’s first child while Rihanna performed at the Super Bowl, becoming the first lawyer to take on babysitting duty since Lionel Hutz (a.k.a. Miguel Sanchez, a.k.a. Dr. Nguyen Van Thoc) watched the Simpson kids for 32 hours.
It’s a much nicer gesture than Tacopina might be used to.
The last big defendant that Tacopina successfully represented (or perhaps babysat) ran to his personal social media platform and Truth Socialed a slobbering diatribe against the lawyer for managing to keep Trump from owing even MORE money for defaming E. Jean Carroll by calling her a liar over the — as the judge put it — colloquial-but-not-strictly-legal-definition rape. And yet this is what Tacopina got by way of thanks:
This disgusting Slob, a Democrat Political Operative, is the same guy who funded a woman who I knew absolutely nothing about, sued me for Rape, for which I was found NOT GUILTY. She didn’t remember the year, decade, or much else! In Interviews she said some amazingly “inconsistent” things. Disgraceful Trial—Very unfair. I was asked by my lawyer not to attend—“It was beneath me, and they have no case.” That was not good advice.
Here on planet Earth, Tacopina’s decision to keep the incoherent and off-putting Trump out of the courtroom was likely instrumental to convincing the jury that Trump’s actions were more legally characterized as sexual assault than rape. By contrast, Trump did get to speak at his subsequent criminal trial and only succeeded in getting convicted 34 times. Probably should’ve kept listening to Joe.
Another fun tidbit: Tacopina’s Extra interview was conducted by Billy Bush, who famously found himself on the receiving end of Trump’s “grab ’em by the pussy” remarks later referenced in the Carroll case.
Because time isn’t so much a flat circle, but a Möbius strip of jackassery perpetually orbiting Trump.
A$AP Rocky’s Attorney Says Rapper & Rihanna Promised to Name Next Kid Joe (Exclusive) [Extra]
Earlier: Trump Flames His Lawyer Joe Tacopina On Truth Social
Trump Gets Carroll Judge To Brand Him A Digital Rapist. Again.
Donald Trump’s Lawyer Needs A Graphic Designer Who Isn’t Copying And Pasting Quinn Emanuel’s Logo
Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter or Bluesky if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search.
