Tory Lanez Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison Over Megan Thee Stallion Shooting

Rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced to ten years in prison after shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot.

ICYMI: Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, shot Megan (real name Megan Pete) following a party at Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood Hills home July 12, 2020.

The hearing took place on Monday and Tuesday this week (August 7 and 8) after a jury found him guilty of three felony charges in December — including assault with a semiautomatic firearm, discharging a firearm with gross negligence, and having a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle. Lanez pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Dressed in an orange jumpsuit in court on Tuesday (August 8), Lanez apologised for his actions and said he took “full responsibility” for the 2020 shooting.

“If I could change it, I would but I can’t,” he said. “Everything I did that night, I take full responsibility,” he added. “I truly am just trying to be a better person.”

He said that he “still cares” for Megan and that the two bonded over the losses of their mothers and used alcohol to numb the pain together, said Cuniff.

“I said some very immature things that I shouldn’t have said. I revealed some secrets I shouldn’t have revealed,” Lanez said.

Meanwhile, Megan Thee Stallion told the court yesterday that she had “struggled with whether to attend in person, and her absence should be seen as her preserving her mental well-being.” She said since Tory shot her, "I've not experienced a single day of peace."

“He lied to anyone that would listen and paid bloggers to disseminate false information about the case on social media. He released music videos and songs to damage my character and continue his crusade,” Megan said of Lanez.

“At first, he tried to deny the shooting ever happened. Then, he attempted to place the blame on my former best friend. In his tantrum of lies, he’s blamed the system, blamed the press and, as of late, he’s using his childhood trauma to shield himself and avoid culpability.”

“For once, the defendant must be forced to face the full consequences of his heinous actions and face justice.”

Megan added that “mercy is for people who show remorse, and Lanez has shown none.”

It comes after yesterday’s revelation that Australian export Iggy Azalea was one of more than 70 people who wrote letters in support of Lanez. Law & Crime senior journalist Meghann Cuniff took to Twitter during a two-hour lunch break at Los Angeles Superior Court to detail the surprise turn of events.

"Alright we are on the 90-minute break," Meghann Cuniff wrote in the first tweet.

"Judge Herriford got 70+ letters of support for Tory Lanez, including one from @IggyAzalea. He briefly summarised each one. Two jailers wrote letters, one spoke in court. Lanez's father, Sonstar Peterson, was the last speaker before the break."

"That jailer didn't talk in court, but the chaplain did, (I should be able to get the letters, but maybe not today.”

Judge Herriford said Iggy Azalea's letter asks him to impose a sentence "that is transformational, not life-destroying."

However, after receiving major backlash from social media as news of the letter broke, Iggy went into damage control on Twitter, claiming she “never intended to publicly comment” on the matter.

The rapper tweeted, “For the record: 1). I have not been in touch with Tory for months. I have no reason to be, but I do wish him well. 2). I don’t ‘support’ anyone. The whole thing is full of oddities. My letter never mentioned anything in regard to what happened that night. 3). I was told this was for a judge only, yet it’s being discussed in public?”

She added, “I never intended to publicly comment. 4). I am not in support of throwing away ANYone’s life if we can give reasonable punishments that are rehabilitative instead. I support prison reform. Period. 5). I was asked to write about my genuine experience and the type of punishment I think he deserves — I did. It’s not really that interesting, but I understand why it’s being sensationalised.”