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Megan Thee Stallion has said Tory Lanez should go to jail ahead of their court battle over claims he shot her in the foot.
The 27-year-old rapper is featured on the cover of the latest edition of Rolling Stone magazine as she talked candidly about the alleged incident, the aftermath, how she became ‘the villain’, and what she hopes the result of her upcoming court case will be.
Lanez, 29, – real name Daystar Peterson – was charged after allegedly shooting at Stallion as she left a SUV vehicle during a drunken argument in the Hollywood Hills on July 12, 2020.
She is set to face off against Lanez in September when the criminal case against him goes to trial as she told the publication: ‘I want him to go to jail. I want him to go under the jail.’
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Taking a stand: Megan Thee Stallion has said Tory Lanez should go to jail ahead of their court battle over claims he shot her in the foot
Lanez pleaded not guilty to the felony assault charge as well as felony possession of a loaded, unregistered firearm in November 2020.
The pair were rumored to have been dating at the time, but Stallion claimed in her previous op-ed for the New York Times that they were just friends.
Stallion’s wounds are believed to have been caused by shrapnel in her feet and has initially claimed she sustained the injuries by stepping on glass.
In the Rolling Stone piece, Megan said she thought that they had a ‘real connection’ as they bonded over the mutual loss of their mothers.
Cover girl: The 27-year-old rapper is featured on the cover of the latest edition of Rolling Stone magazine as she talked candidly about the alleged incident, the aftermath, how she became ‘the villain’, and what she hopes the result of her upcoming court case will be
She explained: ‘I thought he knew me. And I never would’ve thought he would’ve shot at me at all.
‘I never put my hands on this man. I never did anything to him. There was an argument. People argue every day. Friends argue every day.’
Megan detailed her painful recovery from the injuries she had sustained.
She explained: ‘What nobody knows is, I had to get the surgery the same night. I stayed in the hospital in California for maybe four days.
‘I thought he knew me. And I never would’ve thought he would’ve shot at me at all’: In the Rolling Stone piece, Megan said she thought that they had a ‘real connection’ as they bonded over the mutual loss of their mothers
‘Then I was in New York for a while. Both of my legs wrapped up. I could not walk. I still have bullet fragments in my feet right now. I was very scared that I was not able to be Megan Thee Stallion no more. And I was f***ed up.’
After that she began physical therapy in New York before traveling to Tampa, Florida where she was able to regain the ability to walk.
Megan also touched on the social media reaction to the case as many have discounted her version of the events that night in 2020.
She explained that she gives herself 15 minutes online a day but becomes frustrated when she is bombarded with messages of hate.
The rapper explained: ‘In some kind of way I became the villain. And I don’t know if people don’t take it seriously because I seem strong. I wonder if it’s because of the way I look. Is it because I’m not light enough? Is it that I’m not white enough? Am I not the shape? The height? Because I’m not petite? Do I not seem like I’m worth being treated like a woman?’
‘In some kind of way I became the villain’: Megan also touched on the social media reaction to the case as many have discounted her version of the events that night in 2020
Megan went on to say that she does not want her detractors to see her cry because she doesn’t want them to feel like they have broken her and she goes on to say that she feels similarly about her alleged attacker Lanez.
She said: ‘I feel like you’ve already tried to break me enough. You’ve already shot me. So, why are you dragging it out like this? Like, what else? Have you hated me this much the whole time and I didn’t see it?’
In April, Lanez was handcuffed in court during a hearing addressing felony assault charges in an attack on Stallion, after a judge found he violated a protective order put in place last year that prohibited the Canadian rapper from harassing the Savage hitmaker.
During the hearing in Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Judge David V. Herriford ruled Lanez violated the order through a series of disparaging social media posts.
‘Why are you dragging it out like this?’: Megan went on to say that she does not want her detractors to see her cry because she doesn’t want them to feel like they have broken her and she goes on to say that she feels similarly about her alleged attacker Lanez
The Say It singer was subsequently restrained and taken into custody, with the judge setting his bail at $350,000 – a $100,000 increase from Lanez’s previous bail, which he posted late last summer. He had been free since then.
During the hearing, Herriford listened to almost an hour of arguments regarding Lanez’s social media activity.
One twitter post from February read: ‘Good d*** had me f***ing 2 best friends … and I got caught … that’s what I apologized for … it’s sick how u Spun it tho.’
Herriford said the tweets ‘seem to be clear messages’ directed at Megan, thus violating the protective order put in place by the judge more than a year ago, in February 2021. He was prohibited from contacting or harassing Megan, or sharing any developments in the case.
The order followed Lanez’s Instagram rant in October: ‘[Megan] knows what happened, I know what happened, and we know that what you’re saying and [that] the alleged things and the alleged accusations of my name is [sic] are not true.’
The felony assault case stems from a July 2020 interaction between the former couple where Lanez allegedly shot Megan’s foot (pictured)
Prosecutors also pointed to a February tweet from Lanez’s friend, social media personality from DJ Akademiks, which said DNA found on the gun that shot Megan, 27, did not match that of Lanez.
The order followed Lanez’s Instagram rant in October: ‘[Megan] knows what happened, I know what happened, and we know that what you’re saying and [that] the alleged things and the alleged accusations of my name is [sic] are not true.’
Prosecutors also pointed to a February tweet from Lanez’s friend, social media personality from DJ Akademiks, which said DNA found on the gun that shot Megan, 27, did not match that of Lanez.
It is not the first time that Lanez had his bail raised for violating the protective order.
Last August, Herriford increased his bail from $190,000 to $250,000 for violating stipulations to stay away from Stallion.
Under fire: In April, Lanez was handcuffed in court during a hearing addressing felony assault charges in an attack on Stallion, after a judge found he violated a protective order put in place last year that prohibited the Canadian rapper from harassing the Savage hitmaker (Pictured above in February this year)
He had made a surprise appearance at the Rolling Loud concert in Florida in March where she also performed, according to an article by TMZ.
At that hearing, Herriford said: ‘We have two high-profile celebrities named as the defendant and the alleged victim in this case,’ pointing out that ‘the last thing I think anyone wants’ is for social media to be used as evidence in the case.
After the infraction, Lanez’s bail conditions were modified by the judge to specifically prohibit Tory from attending events where Megan was present.
A new trial start date for the rapper – who pleaded not guilty to the felony assault charge as well as felony possession of a loaded, unregistered firearm in November 2020 – is currently set for September 14.
Lanez is accused of shooting at Megan’s right foot after she left a SUV during a fight in the Hollywood Hills on July 12, 2020.
A new trial start date for the rapper – who pleaded not guilty to the felony assault charge as well as felony possession of a loaded, unregistered firearm in November 2020 – is currently set for September 14, Megan is seen in Manchester over the weekend
Megan revealed that she was simply trying to go home when she got in the car with Tory Lanez, a move she was hesitant to even make as an argument was brewing and her phone had died.
When Megan attempted to get out of the vehicle, Lanez allegedly shot at her feet and wounded her twice.
‘Like, I never put my hands on nobody,’ she said while recalling the scenario in disbelief. ‘I barely even said anything to the man who shot me when I was walking away. We were literally like five minutes away from the house.’
Lanez reportedly begged Megan and her friend in the car not to say anything and even ‘offered’ money for them to stay quiet.
He faces two felony charges – assault with a semiautomatic firearm and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle.
Lanez faces up to 22 years and 8 months in prison if convicted.
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