Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison , for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion.
Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison , for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion.
Last December, the rapper was found guilty
of shooting Megan in the foot as they left Kylie Jenner's house in July 2020.
He was charged with "assault with a firearm, illegal possession of a firearm and negligent discharge of a gun," NPR reports. .
On Aug. 8, Lanez received
a 10-year prison sentence. .
Megan, who was not present for the sentencing, issued a written statement.
For once, the defendant must
be forced to face the full
consequences of his heinous
actions and face justice, Megan Thee Stallion, via written statement.
Megan has often said that she was scared to come forward with what happened that night, so she initially said that she'd stepped on glass, rather than suffered gunshot wounds. .
I don't feel safe in the car.
I don't feel safe with the police, Megan Thee Stallion, via testimony last December.
Gabby Bulgarelli, a senior producer at NPR, previously commented on Megan's apprehensiveness to speak the truth.
Being a woman going up against this
male-dominated industry, Megan is really
fighting an uphill battle. Hip hop was
born out of a need to speak truth. But in
a lot of ways, people who do that are
vilified and, and further disenfranchised, Gabby Bulgarelli a senior producer at NPR, via 'It's Been A Minute'.
According to prosecutors, Lanez initiated "a campaign to humiliate and re-traumatize the victim" and "weaponized misinformation" in an attempt to turn the public against Megan.
Once he serves his sentence, there is a possibility that the Canadian citizen could
also be deported, NPR reports.