With his firearms trial looming, Rihanna and her rapper beau have been getting hot and heavy
Musical power couple Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are facing their biggest-ever challenge in the coming months. The rapper is due to appear in court this week on felony gun charges, and with the threat of time behind bars looming if he’s found guilty, the pair have been determined to get some quality time in.
After an amorous Valentine’s Day trip to Paris, Ri-Ri and Rocky jetted off to Italy for a loved-up break in Venice. The Diamonds singer, 36, and the 35-year-old rapper were pictured boarding agondola. Clad in ashearling coat, Ri-Ri clutched onto her beau’s hand as they floated off down the Grand Canal, with Rocky planting kisses on her neck as they went on their sightseeing trip.
Rocky’s first pre-trial hearing is coming up this week, two months after he pleaded not guilty to firing agun at aformer friend, with atrial to take place within six weeks. Now, an insider tells heat that the couple –who have sons RZA, one, and Riot Rose, seven months, together –are determined to keep all thoughts of the trial from their minds.
“Both of them are obviously very worried about what the outcome of the court case could be, but they’re doing their best to stay positive and put any anxiety out of their minds,” says asource close to the pair. “They needed to visit Paris for Fashion Week and some meetings, so they decided to combine it with atrip to Italy to celebrate Ri’s birthday. They did all the romantic stuff, like the gondola ride in Venice, visiting the Duomo in Milan, and ea
