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US rapper A$AP Rocky arrested in Sweden after brawl

Wednesday, 3 July 2019 16:05

FRAZER HARRISON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

US rapper A$AP Rocky has been arrested on suspicion of "serious assault" after a brawl in Sweden's capital.

According to reports, the 30-year-old was held with three others around 2300 GMT Tuesday, a few hours after his appearance at the Smash hip hop festival in Stockholm.

A video posted online showed the rapper grabbing a man and tossing him several feet in central Stockholm.

A$AP later posted his own videos on his Instagram account, showing the man in question following and repeatedly harassing him and his entourage.

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