Megan Thee Stallion took the stand Tuesday in a Los Angeles, California, court to testify in opposition to Tory Lanez, who’s charged with capturing her after a celebration in 2020.
The 27-year-old rapper, whose actual identify is Megan Pete, gave an emotional testimony below oath, accusing Lanez, whose actual identify is Daystar Peterson, of firing a gun at her ft within the warmth of a controversy.
“I’m in surprise. I’m scared. I pay attention the gun going off, and I will be able to’t consider he’s capturing at me,” the Grammy award winner recounted of the incident Tuesday, consistent with journalists within the court.
Megan testified that she and the Canadian rapper, 30, have been riding clear of a celebration at fact megastar Kylie Jenner’s space in July 2020, at the side of a bodyguard and a chum, when Lanez was disillusioned that Megan requested him to depart the celebration. He additionally published to others within the automotive that he and Megan had an occasional sexual dating, inflicting the argument to spiral, she mentioned. She then were given out of the automobile, and Lanez fired 5 photographs that wounded her ft, she testified.
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Lanez ― who’s been charged with attack with a firearm, unlawful ownership of a firearm and negligent discharge of a gun ― has pleaded now not responsible. In different songs he’s since launched, he says Megan and her crew tried to “body” him. His trial started Monday and is anticipated to run via early subsequent week. If convicted, he may face just about 23 years at the back of bars.
Megan spoke via tears Tuesday as she described the impact that the entire ordeal ― from the alleged capturing to anger at her from Lanez’s lovers ― has had on her.
“I will be able to’t even feel free. I want he would have shot and killed me if I knew I needed to undergo this torture,” she mentioned.
Rapper Drake was once amongst those that perceived to publicly doubt Megan’s accusations, rapping in a not too long ago launched track: “This complain lie ’bout getting photographs, 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 record the incident to the police, who stopped the gang on Hollywood Street mins later.
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Megan defined throughout her testimony Tuesday that she didn’t record the capturing to officials as a result of she didn’t really feel protected doing so.
“On the time, we’re on the top of police brutality,” she mentioned, alluding to the police homicide of George Floyd in Would possibly 2020 and different identical racially motivated deaths.
“I felt like if I mentioned this guy has simply shot me, they could shoot first and ask questions later. I don’t really feel protected within the automotive. I don’t really feel protected with the cops both,” she added, “within the Black neighborhood, it’s now not truly applicable to be cooperating with cops.”
As a substitute, she spoke out along with her allegations in an Instagram video weeks later, which resulted in Los Angeles County prosecutors charging Lanez in October.
Harris, Megan’s buddy within the automotive, could also be anticipated to testify and corroborate a textual content message she despatched across the time of the incident announcing, “Tory shot Meg,” The Los Angeles Instances reported.
It’s now not but recognized whether or not Lanez will take the stand.