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US rapper A$AP Rocky released pending Sweden assault verdict

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Rapper A$AP Rocky's detention in Stockholm on assault charges has prompted some fans to boycott Swedish brands such as IKEA [Photo, AFP]

A Swedish court released US rapper A$AP Rocky on Friday pending the verdict of an assault trial that has outraged his fans, a decision that was quickly welcomed by President Donald Trump.

The 30-year-old rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, hugged his mother in the courtroom after the Stockholm district court's presiding judge Per Lennerbrant announced he would be released pending the verdict, which will be delivered on August 14.

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