Megan Thee Stallion took the stand Tuesday in a Los Angeles, California, courtroom to testify towards Tory Lanez, who’s charged with taking pictures her after a celebration in 2020.
The 27-year-old rapper, whose actual title is Megan Pete, gave an emotional testimony beneath oath, accusing Lanez, whose actual title is Daystar Peterson, of firing a gun at her ft within the warmth of an argument.
“I’m in shock. I’m scared. I hear the gun going off, and I can’t imagine he’s taking pictures at me,” the Grammy award winner recounted of the incident Tuesday, in response to reporters within the courtroom.
Megan testified that she and the Canadian rapper, 30, have been driving away from a celebration at actuality star Kylie Jenner’s home in July 2020, together with a bodyguard and a buddy, when Lanez turned upset that Megan requested him to go away the occasion. He additionally revealed to others within the automotive that he and Megan had an occasional sexual relationship, inflicting the argument to spiral, she stated. She then acquired out of the automotive, and Lanez fired 5 pictures that wounded her ft, she testified.
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Lanez ― who’s been charged with assault with a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm and negligent discharge of a gun ― has pleaded not responsible. In a number of songs he’s since launched, he says Megan and her group tried to “body” him. His trial started Monday and is predicted to run via early subsequent week. If convicted, he may face almost 23 years behind bars.
Megan spoke via tears Tuesday as she described the impact that the entire ordeal ― from the alleged taking pictures to anger at her from Lanez’s followers ― has had on her.
“I can’t even be glad. I want he would have shot and killed me if I knew I needed to undergo this torture,” she stated.
Rapper Drake was amongst those that appeared to publicly doubt Megan’s accusations, rapping in a just lately launched tune: “This bitch lie ’bout getting pictures, however she nonetheless a stallion.”
Megan additionally accused Lanez of providing her and her buddy within the automotive, Kelsey Harris, $1 million in the event that they didn’t report the incident to the police, who stopped the group on Hollywood Boulevard minutes later.
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Megan defined throughout her testimony Tuesday that she didn’t report the taking pictures to officers as a result of she didn’t really feel secure doing so.
“On the time, we’re on the peak of police brutality,” she stated, alluding to the police homicide of George Floyd in Might 2020 and different related racially motivated deaths.
“I felt like if I stated this man has simply shot me, they may shoot first and ask questions later. I don’t really feel secure within the automotive. I don’t really feel secure with the cops both,” she added, “within the Black group, it’s not likely acceptable to be cooperating with cops.”
As a substitute, she spoke out together with her allegations in an Instagram video weeks later, which led to Los Angeles County prosecutors charging Lanez in October.
Harris, Megan’s buddy within the automotive, can be anticipated to testify and corroborate a textual content message she despatched across the time of the incident saying, “Tory shot Meg,” The Los Angeles Instances reported.
It’s not but identified whether or not Lanez will take the stand.