FILE - In this Friday, July 26, 2019 file photo, Wu-Tang Clan member RZA, an executive producer of the Hulu miniseries "Wu-Tang: An American Saga," poses for a portrait during the 2019 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills, Calif. RZA says he's concerned over what he calls a hostage situation for fellow rapper A$AP Rocky, who's charged with assault in Sweden. RZA told The Associated Press at an event Friday, July 26, 2019, promoting the Hulu drama series that he doesn't condone violence, but celebrities have to protect themselves, and Rocky is not dangerous or a criminal. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - RZA (RIHZ'-uh) of the Wu-Tang Clan says he's concerned over what he calls a hostage situation for fellow rapper A$AP Rocky, who's charged with assault in Sweden.
RZA told The Associated Press at an event Friday promoting the Hulu drama series "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" that he doesn't condone violence, but celebrities have to protect themselves, and Rocky is not dangerous or a criminal.
He says he's "disappointed in Sweden" and "disappointed that a judge cannot discern that this is not a man you hold hostage."
Swedish prosecutors say Rocky and two others attacked a man there. Rocky says he acted in self-defense. He's been in custody since July 3.
President Donald Trump has also spoken out against Rocky's detention.
RZA says if Trump helped, "that'd be a beautiful thing."
FILE - This Feb. 9, 2019 file photo shows A$AP Rocky at Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons in Beverly Hills, Calif. Prosecutors in Sweden are dropping the investigation of a man they say was involved in a fight with American rapper A$AP Rocky. The platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated artist whose real name is Rakim Mayers, has been behind bars since early this month as police investigate the fight in Stockholm.(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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This undated photo made available by the Swedish Police via the Swedish Court, shows an injury sustained by Mustafa Jafari, the alleged victim involved in a fight with rapper A$AP Rocky on June 30, 2019. A Swedish prosecutor on Thursday July 25, 2019 charged rapper A$AP Rocky with assault over the fight in Stockholm, in a case that has drawn the attention of fellow recording artists as well as U.S. President Donald Trump. (Swedish Police via Swedish Court via AP)
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