‘He deserves this’: Megan The Stallion responds to Tory lanez sentencing
Megan Thee Stallion said that Tory Lanez deserved the ‘full weight of the law’ following his 10-year sentencing.
Megan did not attend the sentencing court for the Canadian rapper for shooting and injuring her in July 2020, according to Rolling Stone, but on Monday, the prosecution presented a prepared statement.
Lanez, who received a 10-year prison term on Tuesday, should be held completely responsible for his conduct, including further traumatising Megan as a result of the incident, Megan said.
“I struggle with being present. After everything that occurred I cannot bring myself back to being in the same room with Tory,” Megan wrote in the statement read by Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Kathy Ta. “I’ve been tormented and terrorized.”
“He paid bloggers to disseminate false information, he treated my trauma like a joke when I could’ve been dead,” she continued. “He blamed the system, he blamed the press, and as of late he is using his childhood trauma to justify his actions.”
She added,
“Slowly but surely, I’m healing. But I’ll never be the same. His crime warrants the full weight of the law.”
Back in April, Megan also spoke out about Lanez’s conviction for the first time in a personal essay with ELLE for the May 2023 issue.
“I don’t want to call myself a victim. As I reflect on the past three years, I view myself as a survivor, because I have truly survived the unimaginable,” wrote the rapper. “Not only did I survive being shot by someone I trusted and considered a close friend, but I overcame the public humiliation of having my name and reputation dragged through the mud by that individual for the world to see.”
She added of the verdict, “It was more than just vindication for me, it was a victory for every woman who has ever been shamed, dismissed, and blamed for a violent crime committed against them.” Tory
Lanez, 31, has been serving time in jail since the guilty verdict late last year. He faced up to 22 years and eight months in prison and deportation.
In December 2022, the “Say It” rapper was convicted on all three charges against him — assault with a semiautomatic firearm; carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle; and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
By March 2023, Lanez filed an appeal, but was denied a new trial in May, as reported by FOX 11 Los Angeles, KTLA and KABC.
His request for a new trial was rejected by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Herriford, per the outlets. One day prior, Lanez’s attorney Jose Baez argued that his being found guilty of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence was due to procedural errors, prosecutorial misconduct, discovery violations and ineffective counsel.
After the motion was denied, Lanez reportedly told Herriford, “Your honor, please don’t ruin my life.”
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