Megan Thee Stallion

Tory Lanez was found guilty in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting that left her with bullet fragments in her feet, a jury announced.

[argued ](https://twitter.com/meghanncuniff/status/1606008598756085760?s=20&t=fiBkh8nkieZ5cxdVZuHsUA)the case was about the shooting — not sex. “It feels like every man with a position of power in the music industry, even people who are not even rappers, they never even cared about what my side of the story was,” Pete [said](https://lawandcrime.com/celebrity/prosecutor-tells-jury-that-tory-lanez-shot-megan-thee-stallion-over-nothing-more-than-a-bruised-ego/). 12](https://variety.com/2022/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-tory-lanez-trial-1235460013/) with testimony from Pete herself, who claimed Peterson had shot her in an emotional retelling of the roadside assault. [Pete responded to Drake on Twitter](https://variety.com/2022/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-slams-drake-song-shooting-1235423257/), hitting back and writing, “Stop using my shooting for clout bitch ass n—–! She [told](https://www.billboard.com/pro/megan-three-stallion-trial-testimony-tory-lanez-shooting-case-recap/) the jury: “I wish [Peterson] had just shot and killed me.” The defense went on to argue that this was a case about jealousy between Pete and Kelsey Harris, her former friend and ex-assistant, who both allegedly had intimate relationships with Peterson. On his recent album “Her Loss,” Drake made a reference to Pete, saying “this bitch lie ’bout getting shots but she still a stallion.” There are many lies.” She also vehemently denied the claim that she was the one who shot Pete amid speculation implied by Peterson’s defense team, who argued their client’s DNA was not found on the weapon. She was not able to definitively confirm that Peterson had shot the gun. During closing arguments, Deputy District Attorney Alexander Bott reminded the jury that the case was about Pete. A surgeon who operated on Pete after the altercation took the stand to confirm he had removed bullet fragments from her feet. I’d also like to thank the jurors for their time and thoughtful deliberation, and our trial team for their tireless pursuit of the truth. Peterson was convicted on one felony count each of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, negligent discharge of a firearm and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle.

The charges stem from a dispute that took place after the rappers left a pool party at Kylie Jenner's house in Los Angeles in 2020. Lanez was accused of ...

As the prosecution called DNA and gunshot residue (GSR) experts, much of the direct evidence of the case didn't help prove what happened that night: Both Kelsey Harris and Tory Lanez had GSR on their hands. Harris' testimony was also expected to lay the grounds for the defense to explore the theory that she, not Peterson, was the shooter in this incident. Playback of Harris's recorded testimony shifted suspicion of coercion back to the defendant, as Harris told prosecutors Peterson offered both women $1 million each to keep quiet about the incident. Pete talked about being repeatedly doubted and ostracized by some in the "big, boys' club" of the music industry, and being ridiculed, slut-shamed and threatened online. The charges stem from a dispute that took place on July 12, 2020, after the rappers left a pool party at Kylie Jenner's house in Los Angeles. The Canadian artist was convicted on all charges in a Los Angeles courtroom on Dec 23.

Megan Thee Stallion accused Lanez of shooting her in the foot during an argument after the pair left a party at Kylie Jenner's home in July 2020.

[posted a tweet earlier this month](https://twitter.com/50cent/status/1604247226796019712) with a series of photos that appeared to show Megan Thee Stallion transforming into actor Jussie Smollett. "You want me to tell the law that we got a gun in the car so they can shoot all of us up?" "(He's) leaning over the front passenger door, and he was shooting the gun." "Why?" Other celebrities have also spoken up about the case online, including Megan Thee Stallion's "WAP" collaborator Cardi B. She later took aim at him in the song "Shots Fired." On the day she took the stand, thousands online used the hashtag #WeStandWithMegan to rally behind her virtually. WHY WAS SHE SHOT?" us Black people got a gun in the car?" The case originated in July 2020, when police stopped an SUV carrying the pair and two others in Hollywood Hills. "You showed incredible courage and vulnerability with your testimony despite repeated and grotesque attacks that you did not deserve," he said. Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, pleaded not guilty to shooting her and dedicated an entire album to rebutting Megan Thee Stallion's version of events.

Mr. Lanez, a Canadian rapper, was convicted of firing at the Houston hip-hop star after an argument in 2020. The matter became the subject of speculation ...

But in the days and weeks that followed, Megan Thee Stallion revealed online and in an interview with a detective that she had been shot, eventually naming Mr. “I didn’t want to talk to the officers because I didn’t want to be a snitch,” the rapper added. “Look what coming forward has done to her life, her reputation and her career,” Mr. Mr. But the witness added that he then saw a short man, believed to be Mr. But on the stand, she also backtracked on her previous statements to the police that identified Mr. Harris said she could not remember what she had said previously and had not been entirely truthful with prosecutors in the past.) George Mgdesyan, a lawyer for Mr. The lawyer added, of Mr. In court, Mr. “Megan did find the courage to come and tell you what the defendant did to her,” Mr. In his closing argument, Alexander Bott, a deputy district attorney, said that Mr.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — In a courtroom that turned chaotic after a trial that seethed with tension, a Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty ...

She won a Grammy for best new artist in 2021, and had No. She lied about everything in this case from the beginning,” Mgdesyan said. The attorney, George Mgdesyan, argued Megan created a more sympathetic narrative by pinning the shooting on Lanez. His last two reached the top 10 on Billboard’s charts. They said she had no incentive to tell anything but the truth. She said the two had gotten into a dispute that became especially heated when she started insulting his music. "You faced unjust and despicable scrutiny that no woman should ever face." Peterson then pointed to the two prosecutors and yelled “You two are evil, wicked people. A young girl cried and was hugged by Lanez's stepmother, who was also tearful before she began shouting along with her husband. The scene was tense at times, but remained mostly peaceful until the verdict was read. “There was not sufficient evidence to convict Mr. [testified during the trial that Lanez fired a handgun](https://apnews.com/article/canada-music-los-angeles-hip-hop-and-rap-422c2ae365a6f3a92d6902dcad7f4ff5) at the back of her feet and shouted for her to dance as she walked away from an SUV in which they had been riding in the Hollywood Hills in the summer of 2020.