Canadian rapper, Tory Lanez, has been found guilty Friday on all counts in his Los Angeles trial for shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion.
Tory Lanez could face a maximum sentence of more than 22 years in prison and deportation back to Canada. The 30-year-old rapper is guilty of discharging a firearm with gross negligence and assault.
Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, reacting to the verdict, has called it a step in the right direction. “I am thankful there is justice for Meg.”
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Rapper Megan Pete testified that Tory Lanez shot at her feet five times following a party in the Hollywood Hills on July 12, 2020. According to her, the Canadian attempted to end her life.
Megan narrated to the Los Angeles court how the incident happened. According to Megan’s account, the Canadian rapper shot at her when they attacked each other’s musical career verbally.
She got out of the vehicle and tried to walk away when Lanez leaned out and opened fire, she said, leaving the back of her feet wounded. At one point, the rapper started using derogatory words.
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Per the reports, Megan needed surgeries to remove bullet fragments from her feet. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón praised Megan Thee Stallion’s “bravery,” citing that she “showed incredible courage and vulnerability” with her testimony “despite repeated and grotesque attacks” that she “did not deserve.
Women, especially Black women, are mostly afraid to report crimes like assault and sexual violence because they are too often not believed. This is just the beginning of every woman of colour’s bravery. Hip-pop music is becoming a violent genre.
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