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Tory Lanez spoke out after he was sentenced to 10 years in jail for capturing Megan Thee Stallion — and he vowed to attraction his conviction.
“I’ve by no means let a tough time intimidate me,” the rapper, 31, started in an Instagram submit on Thursday, August 10. “No matter how they attempt to spin my phrases, I’ve at all times maintained my innocence and I at all times will. This week in courtroom I took duty for all verbal and intimate moments that I shared with the events concerned. That’s it.”
Lanez, whose actual identify is Daystar Peterson, mentioned his statements in courtroom didn’t imply he was “apologizing” for the costs which he mentioned he was “wrongfully convicted” of final yr. Earlier this week, he advised the decide he takes “full duty” for what occurred, including, “If I might change it, I might, however I can’t. … I actually am simply making an attempt to be a greater particular person.”
On Thursday, nonetheless, he advised followers to disregard these phrases, writing: “I stay on the stance that I refuse to apologize for one thing that I didn’t do. … That is nothing however one other second the place my again is in opposition to the wall and I refuse to cease combating until I come out victorious. Robust occasions don’t final, robust folks do.”
Lanez acquired a 10-year jail sentence on Tuesday, August 8, following his December 2022 conviction for capturing Megan, 28, in each of her toes throughout a July 2020 altercation. He was discovered responsible of three felonies: assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded and unregistered firearm in a car and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
At his sentencing listening to, Lanez requested Choose David Herriford for leniency and claimed that he nonetheless cares for Megan “dearly to at the present time.”
Megan, for her half, didn’t seem in courtroom however submitted a written assertion that was learn aloud by Los Angeles County Deputy District Legal professional Kathy Ta.
“He not solely shot me, he made a mockery of my trauma,” wrote Megan, whose full identify is Megan Pete. “He tried to place himself as a sufferer and got down to destroy my character and my soul. He lied to anybody that may hear and paid bloggers to disseminate false details about the case on social media.”
Megan went on to say that she didn’t wish to seem in particular person as a result of she “merely couldn’t convey [herself] to be in a room with Tory once more,” including that she has “not skilled a single day of peace” for the reason that capturing.
Earlier this yr, Megan advised Elle that she “began falling right into a despair” after the capturing. “I didn’t really feel like making music. I used to be in such a low place that I didn’t even know what I wished to rap about,” she mentioned in April. “I questioned if folks even cared anymore. There could be occasions that I’d actually be backstage or in my lodge, crying my eyes out, after which I’d have to tug Megan Pete collectively and be Megan Thee Stallion.”
She’s since gotten to “a happier place,” however she mentioned she nonetheless struggles with anxiousness. “However that’s the method of therapeutic: It’s an ongoing course of with moments of worry and uncertainty combined in with blissful realization,” she defined. “I’ve accepted this chapter of my life as a part of my journey, however I can’t permit it to outline my journey.”
