Tory Lanez and His Shooting Case
Following his conviction on three felony counts related to the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion in 2020, Mr. Lanez was given a ten-year jail sentence.
The Grammy-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion testified at last year’s assault trial against rapper Lanez that she was still suffering from nerve damage from the gunshot she had taken in the aftermath of an argument, and that she encountered death threats from individuals on social media.
In the end, Mr. Lanez—real name: Daystar Peterson—was found guilty on three felonies, one of which was attack with a semiautomatic weapon. Following a two-day hearing and several months of delays, he received a 10-year prison sentence.
The matter was publicized before the trial on social media as well as in songs that both rappers published. Mr. Lanez refuted Megan Thee Stallion’s narrative on an album that was released in 2020, over two months after the meeting; she defended herself on interviews, Instagram, and with a defiant single of her own.
Prosecutors claimed that in July 2020, during an occasion in Los Angeles, early in the morning, Mr. Lanez retaliated violently against Megan Thee Stallion for criticizing his rap skills. He fired shots in her direction as she left the car they had been riding in.
The defense denied that Mr. Lanez was the shooter, speculating that it might have been a different woman who was offended that the two musicians had shared personal moments.
Megan Thee Stallion was becoming more and more well-known at the time of the shooting. Her maiden No. 1 Billboard hit came from a remix of “Savage” she did with Beyoncé a few months prior. She became even more famous that year after collaborating with Cardi B on the hit song “WAP,” which went viral.
What took place following the gunshot?
The specifics of what transpired that evening were unclear at first. Megan Thee Stallion, real name Megan Pete, stated on her Instagram page a few days after the incident that she “suffered gunshot wounds” that needed to be surgically treated, but she did not elaborate. She later alleged, however, that the man who opened fire was Mr. Lanez, who was reportedly detained and accused of hiding a gun in the car, amidst a flurry of rumors and conjecture.
Rap lyrics by Tory Lanez, such as “We both know what happened that night and what I did/But it ain’t what they sayin’,” implied other versions of the events.
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