Megan Thee Stallion expressed to the court throughout the trial her feeling that, in the wake of the shooting, she had “been turned into some kind of villain,” with the male-dominated rap scene generally seeming to be against her.
Tory Lanez, a Canadian rapper, was found guilty of shooting US artist Megan Thee Stallion in the feet after a heated altercation following a party in Hollywood. He was given a 10-year prison term on Tuesday.
According to the prosecution, Lanez’s actions left the “WAP” performer with bodily and psychological scars, and they asked for a 13-year sentence.
The request made by Lanez’s solicitors was for three years in prison or probation, as well as required treatment for alcoholism.
Judge David Herriford claimed to have received more than 70 letters, including from Lanez’s celebrity acquaintances, during a drawn-out sentence session that started on Monday.
Iggy Azalea, a musician, was one of them. He claimed she asked for a sentence that was “transformational, not life-destroying.”
After learning that Lanez had yelled “Dance, bitch” while shooting at the hip-hop diva as she stood in the street, a judge in Los Angeles gave the sentence.
The punishment followed Lanez’s conviction in December for assault with a semiautomatic weapon, negligent discharge of a firearm, and transportation of a loaded, unregistered firearm.
Another was offered by Lanez’s small child.
However, the judge mandated that Lanez, who has been incarcerated since his conviction, serve ten years in prison.
He claimed that although the prosecution had established the use of a weapon and the victim’s vulnerability as aggravating elements, they had not established that the offence entailed a particularly high level of cruelty, viciousness, or callousness.
After a party at Kylie Jenner’s opulent home in July 2020, Megan Thee Stallion—real name Megan Pete—had been in a car with Lanez, his bodyguard, and her friend Kelsey Harris.
In the months prior to the incident, she and Lanez, whose true name is Daystar Peterson, had grown close.
According to what Harris told the court, Lanez had a “crush” on Harris, who just found out about their sexual relationship that evening. An argument ensued in the car, and Megan Thee Stallion insisted on being let to go.
The rapper from the song “Savage” claimed she saw Lanez hold a gun at her and start shooting “after he said, ‘Dance, bitch.'”
Megan Thee Stallion expressed to the court throughout the trial her feeling that, in the wake of the shooting, she had “been turned into some kind of villain,” with the male-dominated rap scene generally seeming to be against her.
She claimed to have not enjoyed “a single day of peace” since she was shot in July 2020 in a statement read out in court on Monday.
“He didn’t just shoot me. He made fun of my trauma, she claimed.
