Los Angeles prosecutors are moving forward with charges against Canadian rapper Tory Lanez who’s real name is Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson for the alleged assault on rap star Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion.
Not too long after Lanez dropped a song proclaiming his innocence did prosecutors decided that there was enough evidence to charge him. He is facing 22 years & 8 months in prison if convicted of Aggravated Assault and related weapons possession charges.
When the incident first happened, there were speculations that there might have been another assailant or that Megan had made up the story about being shot because she failed to reveal that she was shot to the cops who had stopped the vehicle she was in. In the initial police report, it stated her injuries were a result of broken glass.
She later revealed that the reason why she didn’t mention what had happened to her:
“The police come, I’m scared. Police was literally killing black people for no reason. The police is really aggressive. You think I’m about to tell the police that us black people got a gun in the car?”
For his part, Lanez thought it was a good idea to get online and deny the allegations instead of being more sympathetic to what had occurred to her. Was this an accident or did he really intend to inflict bodily harm to the rapper?
The rappers are both major stars in the US. Megan is currently No 1 in the US and UK singles charts with her collaboration with Cardi B, WAP. It is her second US chart-topper of the year after the remix to her track Savage, featuring Beyoncé.
Lanez has released five full-length projects, all of which reached the US top five, most recently in April with The New Toronto 3, which was also a top-five hit in the UK.
Even if Megan decides not to pursue charges against Lanez, the State of California can still prosecute the case. There is also a possibility of a civil suit being filed by Megan.
This is a developing story.
