Tory Lanez

Rapper Tory Lanez was found guilty of all three charges in Megan Thee Stallion shooting. After the verdict was read, the court erupted in chaos.

“She had to think about it because she was concerned about what it would cost her, and it cost her a lot.” She said it was Peterson’s “bruised ego” that led to the shooting. Ta said the case was “not about anyone’s sex life” and urged jurors to look at the evidence and sworn testimony. She said the non-exclusive relationship left her feeling “embarrassed,” and ultimately, she considered it irrelevant to the violence that landed her in the hospital. While Harris refused to implicate Peterson, she also said it was “ridiculous” for Peterson’s defense to claim she was the shooter. She was adamant he was the triggerman, not her former friend Harris. “Because I was shot, I’ve been turned into some kind of villain, and he’s the victim. Megan told jurors that said she lied to investigators about stepping on glass because she was afraid of what police might do if they knew someone in the group had fired a gun. The Grammy winner, 27, said she dropped to the ground and crawled to a nearby driveway. “He was holding the gun, pointing it at me.” I couldn’t believe he was shooting at me,” she testified in the packed courtroom. “I want to start by highlighting the bravery of Megan,” District Attorney George Gascón added.

The jury of seven women and five men deliberates for one day before convicting the 30-year-old Canadian rapper.

"She's been subjected to a stream of hate. He then pointed to the two prosecutors in the case and yelled: "You two are evil, wicked people. His last two reached the top 10 on Billboard's charts. Megan Thee Stallion, whose legal name is Megan Pete, testified during the trial Peterson fired a handgun 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. The shooting set off a storm of cultural arguments that peaked during the trial, including over the reluctance of black victims to speak to police, the protection of black women, gender politics in hip-hop, and online toxicity. - Pete testified he fired a handgun at the back of her feet and shouted for her to dance

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Jurors have reached a verdict at the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who is charged with shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee ...

1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 with her own song “Savage,” featuring Beyoncé, and as a guest on Cardi B’s “WAP.” 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. She said the two had gotten into a dispute that got especially heated when she began insulting his music. He was handcuffed while in the courtroom. The counts could lead to up to 22 years in prison.

The 30-year-old Canadian rapper, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was convicted of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded, ...

According to the Times, Megan said while testifying that she was upset with how the narrative of “this whole story has not been about the shooting. The Associated Press [reported](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-los-angeles-hip-hop-and-rap-21b191b4bfe7eeae6b4a18e92fc4f39b) that Harris explicitly stated on the recording that Lanez “was shooting the gun.” [rampant harassment and ridicule](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/07/31/megan-thee-stallion/?itid=lk_inline_manual_34) over the alleged incident. Megan stated that she asked to be let out of the vehicle, after which point she said things escalated and Lanez shot at her while yelling, “Dance, b----.” Harris was a key witness for prosecutors, who expected her to corroborate that Lanez discharged the firearm. She repeatedly asked to hear questions again and said she was “zoning out.” She said the shooting took place after she and Lanez got into an argument upon leaving a party hosted by beauty mogul Kylie Jenner, when Lanez told Megan “to stop lying” about the nature of their relationship to her best friend, Kelsey Harris. Megan first recounted details of the “traumatic night” July 15 on Instagram, where she stated that she “suffered gunshot wounds” and underwent surgery to remove the bullets. Asked why she initially told authorities her injuries were from stepping in glass, Megan said she didn’t “feel safe with the police,” NPR reported. In a recorded interview from September, Harris told prosecutors Lanez had threatened to shoot her inside the SUV before he began shooting at Megan, Earlier this month, during jury selection for the case, prosecutors [tacked on a third charge](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tory-lanez-new-felony-charge-megan-thee-stallion-shooting-1234642370/) of discharging a firearm with gross negligence. In the summer of 2020, reports spread of an allegedly violent incident that occurred July 12 between Lanez and Megan after a party in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.

A Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion that left her wounded ...

1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 with her own song “Savage,” featuring Beyoncé, and as a guest on Cardi B’s “WAP.” 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. The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for roughly a day and a half before convicting the 30-year-old Canadian rapper, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. She said the two had gotten into a dispute that got especially heated when she began insulting his music. A young girl cried, and was hugged by Lanez’s stepmother, who was also tearful before she began shouting along with her husband.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion ...

1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 with her own song “Savage,” featuring Beyoncé, and as a guest on Cardi B’s “WAP.” She lied about everything in this case from the beginning,” Mgdesyan said. They said she had no incentive to tell anything but the truth. He was handcuffed while in the courtroom. She said the two had gotten into a dispute that got especially heated when she began insulting his music. The counts could lead to up to 22 years in prison.

A jury in Los Angeles found rapper Tory Lanez guilty on all three charges in the shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion on July 12, 2020 in the ...

"Personal use of a firearm" is not a separate charge but a sentencing enhancement linked to the first count that could increase Lanez's possible sentence. His defense attorneys argued during the trial that their client was not the shooter. everyone was shocked." I didn't see anything happen," Harris testified, according to Los Angeles' KABC. ABC News has reached out to Lanez's attorneys and a request for comment was not immediately returned. "You showed incredible courage and vulnerability with your testimony despite repeated and grotesque attacks that you did not deserve," he wrote. [op-ed for The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/opinion/megan-thee-stallion-black-women.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share) published on Oct. "I wasn't really sure if this was happening. During the two-week trial, jurors heard testimony from various witnesses, including Pete herself. "There's not much room for passionate advocacy if you are a Black woman." ... I looked at the ground and saw the blood ... Chaos reportedly broke out in the court room after the verdict was announced, with Lanez's father screaming at prosecutors, calling them "witches" and "evil," according to Los Angeles station KABC.

Canadian hip-hop artist Tory Lanez has been found guilty of shooting Grammy award-winning star Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. A jury in Los Angeles convicted ...

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.

A jury convicted rapper Tory Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, of shooting her. But it doesn't make up for the misogyny she endured.

“Women, especially Black women, are afraid to report crimes like assault and sexual violence because they are too often not believed,” he said in a statement, which alluded to the women who testified against rapist Harvey Weinstein. Even in California, women, particularly Black and queer women, are among the most vulnerable. Truthfully, I was shocked that I ended up in that place,” she wrote in an op-ed for the New York Times in late 2020. “My initial silence about what happened was out of fear for myself and my friends. George Gascón praised Stallion’s “incredible courage” for testifying, despite “repeated and grotesque attacks” on her character. “It’s not over! You know exactly what you did!” The “I was recently the victim of an act of violence by a man. The victim in this case has always been clear. Even as a victim, I have been met with skepticism and judgment. When she asked to get out, he shot at her feet — apparently shouting, “Dance, b—!”