Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced for the 2020 shooting that injured fellow rap star Megan Thee Stallion.
After being found guilty of assault in December of 2022, rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced in the infamous 2020 shooting that left superstar Megan Thee Stallion‘s foot injured. Tory, 31, was sentenced on 8 August to 10 years in prison for the shooting injury to the fellow rapper, per Rolling Stone.
According to legal reporter Meghann Cuniff via Twitter, Tory spoke during the sentencing, saying that Megan is “someone I still care for dearly to this day.”
Prior to the sentencing, on 7 August, a letter from Iggy Azalea asked that the judge’s decision on a sentence be “transformative, not life-destroying,” per USA Today.
Tory’s son Kai, who is about 6 years old, also reportedly gave the judge a handwritten letter, which was referenced in court but not otherwise elaborated upon, per the Associated Press. Megan notably shared a victim impact statement the same day, delivered by Deputy District Attorney Kathy Ta.
“Since I was viciously shot by the defendant, I have not experienced a single day of peace,” Megan said in the emotional statement. “Slowly but surely, I’m healing and coming back, but I will never be the same.”
Due to the lengthy statements given in court, in addition to lawyers for both sides arguing for the length and nature of the sentencing, the sentencing was pushed back from 7-8 August.
Tory, who is also known by his real name of Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson, was found guilty back in December of 2022 after being charged the previous October with assault for allegedly shooting the “Savage” icon in the foot.
He faced up to 24 years and prison and potential deportation to Canada. In July, Superior Court of Los Angeles Judge David Herriford denied the rapper’s request for a new trial.
She went on, describing how the incident had even affected her career.
“I didn’t feel like making music,” she explained. “I was in such a low place that I didn’t even know what I wanted to rap about. I wondered if people even cared anymore. There would be times that I’d literally be backstage or in my hotel, crying my eyes out, and then I’d have to pull Megan Pete together and be Megan Thee Stallion.”
She detailed her painful injuries in a June 20220 interview.
“What nobody knows is, I had to get the surgery the same night [as the alleged shooting],” she told Rolling Stone, noting that she stayed in California for several days.
“Then I was in New York for a while,” she continued. “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***** up.”
Still, she was grateful when the guilty verdict was handed down just before Christmas. “
When the guilty verdict came on Dec. 23, 2022, it was more than just vindication for me,” she said. “It was a victory for every woman who has ever been shamed, dismissed, and blamed for a violent crime committed against them.”
“Fans can expect new music when I’m in a better place,” she told InStyle for an interview published 30 May.
“Right now, I’m focused on healing.”
