News of A$AP Rocky potentially facing jail time has left superstar Rihanna heartbroken, as sources reveal concerns about the possibility of her becoming a single mother to their two children.

The rapper is set to go to trial, and the unfolding legal situation has added a layer of uncertainty to the couple's future. The looming trial has raised questions about the challenges Rihanna may face as she grapples with the potential impact on her role as a mother and the dynamics of their relationship.

The 35-year-old rapper, known as A$AP Rocky, is scheduled to go to trial in early January on charges of allegedly firing a semi automatic handgun at his former friend, A$AP Relli. Prosecutors claim that Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, pointed the handgun at Terell Ephron, also known as A$AP Relli, during a confrontation two years ago.

Despite entering a plea of not guilty in April 2022, the rapper has consistently asserted his innocence. However, with sufficient evidence to proceed to trial, a conviction could result in Rocky facing a potential prison sentence of up to nine years.

And now, our source says the trial has turned 35-year-old Ri-Ri’s life upside down, as she’s potentially faced with life alone.

Opening up about the thought of raising the couple’s sons RZA, one, and Riot Rose, four months, alone, our source shares, “Rihanna’s trying to stay calm and listen to the lawyers, who have promised they’ll keep him out of jail. But it’s pretty hard when everyone had assured her this wouldn’t even go to trial. He’s facing nine years, and she’s terrified right now.”

“If the worst happens and they want to make an example of him, she’ll be raising her two kids alone,” the source shares, adding, “It’s a total nightmare and not something Rihanna ever thought she’d face. She’s so stressed out and losing sleep over this.”

The pair were first linked back in 2012 after performing together at the VMAS, but it wasn’t until 2020 that the Diamonds singer said Rocky was able to make it out of “the friend zone”.

By May 2022, the loved-up pair had welcomed their first son RZA, before Rihanna revealed they were expecting baby number two, proudly displaying her bump during the Super Bowl 2023 halftime show.

But a spanner was thrown in the works last year, after police took the rapper into custody over the alleged shooting. It was reported the cops arrested Rocky at a LAX Airport, where he was returning from a Barbados trip with heavily pregnant Rihanna.