In some of these shots, Rocky wears a $4,000 Saint Laurent trench coat and crimson tie; in others he wears a vast Gucci cashmere coat, despite Los Angeles’s temperate climes. He’s flanked by thickset bodyguards and steps toward the camera looking self-assured and placid.

Closing arguments have begun in the trial of US rapper ASAP Rocky who denies firing at a former friend with a handgun. The Grammy-nominated music star, fashion mogul and actor is the long-time partner of singing superstar Rihanna,

With Rihanna and two toddlers looking on from the audience, a prosecutor at the trial of A$AP Rocky told jurors during his closing argument Thursday that they have “one critical question” to answer. “Was it a real gun or was it a fake gun?