00:00 Rapper Tory Lanez is looking at 22 to 13 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
00:05 in the foot back in 2020.
00:11 The Celebrity Court case is making headlines after finally reaching a verdict, but how
00:16 did Lanez end up with Stallion and why did he shoot her in the foot?
00:20 The incident occurred in July of 2020, shortly after the couple, Stallion's friend Kelsey
00:24 Harris and Lanez's bodyguard left a pool party at Kylie Jenner's mansion.
00:29 The pair had an argument regarding leaving the party and eventually pulled over so Megan
00:33 could get out.
00:34 While walking away, Lanez pulled out a gun and fired it, striking Stallion in the foot.
00:38 Despite Megan Thee Stallion's earlier statements that she was not romantically involved with
00:42 Lanez, during the trial Stallion confirmed the two were actually in an intimate relationship
00:47 at the time of the shooting.
00:48 Stallion explained why she initially lied due to embarrassment, saying, "Because it's
00:53 disgusting at this point.
00:54 How could I share my body with someone who could do this to me?"
00:57 Originally, Lanez's defense team claimed it was actually Harris who fired the gun,
01:02 but in August of 2020 on an Instagram Live, Stallion alleged it was Lanez who shot her.
01:07 After this, Stallion had her credibility and character called into question in the rap
01:11 world, most notably with a Drake verse about the incident in Circo Loco, Drake raps, "This
01:17 lie bout getting shots, but she's still a Stallion.
01:20 She don't even get the joke, but she's still smilin'."
01:23 Megan responded to the diss track on Twitter, writing, "Stop using my shooting for clout,
01:27 since when is it cool to joke about women getting shot?
01:30 Ready to boycott bout shoes and clothes but dogpile on a black woman when she says one
01:35 of y'all homeboys abused her."
01:36 It seems as though Stallion's credibility can no longer be called into question, as
01:40 Lanez was found guilty and would be serving 13-22 years.
01:44 In an interview with Elle, Megan commented on the ordeal by saying, "I view myself
01:48 as a survivor, because I have truly survived the unimaginable.
01:53 Not only did I survive being shot by someone I trusted and considered a close friend, but
01:57 I overcame the public humiliation of having my name and reputation dragged through the
02:02 mud by that individual for the entire world to see."
02:05 Fans remain supportive of Megan Thee Stallion and are urging her to take the time she needs
02:09 to heal from the ordeal.
02:11 [Whooshing sounds]
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