{"id":28916,"date":"2025-05-14T12:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/how-the-megan-thee-stallion-shooting-trial-played-out\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T12:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:02:10","slug":"how-the-megan-thee-stallion-shooting-trial-played-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/how-the-megan-thee-stallion-shooting-trial-played-out\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Megan Thee Stallion shooting trial played out"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Tory Lanez was convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Rapper Tory Lanez is in hospital after being stabbed 14 times by a fellow prison inmate.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old rapper sustained wounds to his back, torso, head and face and suffered two collapsed lungs in the attack, according to a post on his Instagram account.<\/p>\n

The Canadian hip-hop star, real name Daystar Peterson, is serving a 10-year prison sentence for shooting his ex, rap superstar Megan Thee Stallion, in 2020.<\/p>\n

Despite his injuries, he has been able to breathe unassisted and is in “good spirits”, the social media update added.<\/p>\n

Prison officials said they were investigating the attack, which happened at the California Correctional Institution, about 75 miles (120km) north of Los Angeles, on Monday morning. <\/p>\n

They did not comment on a potential motive.<\/p>\n

It is the latest episode in a long-running saga, involving a bitter war of words, a dramatic trial and some of the biggest names in hip-hop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What the Tory Lanez trial heard<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Megan Thee Stallion testified in a Los Angeles court during Lanez’s trial<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The trial finally got going in December 2022 after months of delays. <\/p>\n

Megan got to take the stand in a Los Angeles court and give her version of events under oath.<\/p>\n

“I can’t believe I have to come here and do this,” was how she started her testimony in the LA courtroom.<\/p>\n

She told jurors it all began at a party hosted by Kylie Jenner in the Hollywood Hills on 12 July 2020.<\/p>\n

Megan, real name Megan Pete, and Lanez got into an argument as they drove away from the event.<\/p>\n

She told the trial the row started when she mocked Lanez’ musical talents.<\/p>\n

According to Megan, she demanded to be let out of the car and heard him shouting at her to dance.<\/p>\n

He then opened fire with a handgun.<\/p>\n

The jury heard how she left a trail of blood at the scene and minutes after the shooting a friend messaged her security saying: “Help… Tory shot Meg.”<\/p>\n

Megan told the courtroom Lanez had offered her $1m to keep quiet about what happened, and called her afterwards to apologise, claiming he was “just too drunk”.<\/p>\n

Through tears, she said she had regrets about coming forward, saying speaking out had been “torture”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Why the case was so divisive<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Supporters of both rappers turned up outside court during trial<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Accusations of lying dogged Grammy-winning rapper Megan throughout the case, because her story changed early on.<\/p>\n

She initially told police she’d been hurt by stepping on broken glass.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t until later, on Instagram, when she first said that Lanez had shot her.<\/p>\n

She then told an interviewer she’d needed surgery to remove bullets from her feet <\/a>which had missed her bones and tendons.<\/p>\n

Megan, 30, said she lied to officers at the time because she didn’t want to “get in more trouble”.<\/p>\n

It sparked a long war of words between her and Lanez – they both released tracks about the case.<\/p>\n

In his song Money Over Fallout, Lanez accused Megan of trying to frame him, while Megan said she was the one “speakin’ facts” in her track Shots Fired.<\/p>\n

The war of words was echoed by fans, with opposing camps of supporters turning up outside court for the trial.<\/p>\n

Lanez’ supporters stood opposite crowds of fans carrying “We stand with Megan” signs.<\/p>\n

And as she arrived at the building, his side heckled her by shouting: “Why are you lying on that boy?”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Megastar Drake appeared to accuse Megan of lying in a collaboration with 21 Savage <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The dispute spilled out into the wider hip-hop world, with artists like 50 Cent and even Drake getting involved.<\/p>\n

Megan frequently defended herself on Twitter and said she’d been painted as aggressive and a “snitch”.<\/p>\n

She suggested misogynoir – misogyny against black women – could be why she was targeted.<\/p>\n

Megan criticised Drake when he released Circo Loco, a collab with 21 Savage that appeared to reference the shooting case.<\/p>\n

But she did receive support from fellow artists, like JoJo and Kehlani.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And a group of prominent black women, including #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, released an open letter backing Megan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Da Club rapper Fiddy eventually apologised for sharing memes casting doubt on Megan’s version of events.<\/p>\n

He said he’d changed his mind after hearing evidence from the trial.<\/p>\n

The case remains divisive though, Australian rapper Iggy Azalea was one of 70 people to send the judge a letter in support of Lanez ahead of the sentencing hearing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lanez sentenced to 10 years<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Lanez was convicted of three charges: assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.<\/p>\n

During a two-day sentencing hearing lawyers quarrelled over aggravating factors.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors had sought a 13-year prison sentence, while his team asked for probation and drug and alcohol treatment instead.<\/p>\n

In a victim impact statement from Megan read to the court during sentencing, she spoke of the psychological impact of the attack and the aftermath.<\/p>\n

“Since I was viciously shot by the defendant, I have not experienced a single day of peace,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

“Slowly but surely, I’m healing and coming back, but I will never be the same.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘A victory for every woman’<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Megan, pictured at the recent Met Gala, has continued to perform and release music<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Lanez has always denied the charges against him, has filed various appeals and released an album while serving his sentence.<\/p>\n

Since the guilty verdict, Megan has tried to reclaim the narrative around the shooting, and spoken about the effect “false narratives” and “conspiracy theories” had on her.<\/p>\n

She has also obtained a five-year restraining order against Lanez, and launched a defamation case against a pro-Lanez blogger <\/p>\n

In an Elle Magazine feature<\/a>, she said the guilty verdict “was a victory for every woman who has ever been shamed, dismissed, and blamed for a violent crime committed against them”.<\/p>\n

“We can’t control what others think, especially when the lies are juicier than the truth,” she said.<\/p>\n

“But as a society, we must create safer environments for women to come forward about violent behaviour without fear of retaliation.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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