Tory Lanez, a Canadian rapper, was sentenced to ten years in jail by a court in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday, August 8, for opening fire on singer Megan Thee Stallion after a dispute in 2020.
The two artists got into an argument after a boozy night out with influencer Kylie Jenner. Tory Lanez opens fire and shoots Megan Thee Stallion in the feet.
The facts begin in July 2020, during an argument between Tory Lanez, actual name Daystar Peterson, and Megan Thee Stallion (Megan Pete), a singer who won three Grammy Awards in 2021 and famously collaborated with Beyoncé.
During the trial, the “Savage” singer said that her ex-lover gave her “a million dollars” to stop speaking out after he shot her.
In a press release sent to the judge on Monday, the singer explained that she had not known “a single day of peace” since the attack, reports AFP
Tory Lanez “did not just shoot me”, she denounces, adding that the latter “made fun of my trauma”.During the hearing, the prosecutor had described felt that the “bruised ego” of Tory Lanez, jealous of the “success” of Megan, had caused the confrontation.
During the hearing, the prosecutor had described felt that the “bruised ego” of Tory Lanez, jealous of the “success” of Megan, had caused the confrontation.
The case had also made headlines due to the African-American singer’s distrust of the police, coming only months after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, two African-Americans killed by the police.
The car of the two stars was stopped shortly after the incident and the shooting of Tory Lanez. Meghan Thee Stallion explained that she injured herself with pieces of glass. “At the time, we are at the peak of police violence, explained the singer to the hearing. I don’t feel safe in the car. I don’t feel safe around the police either.
